John Adams (book) - Criticism

Criticism

  • The New Republic "McCullough barely mentions Adams's political writings; and what he has to say about the two major works consists of brief quotations surrounded by utterly conventional plot summary and commentary."
  • Claremont Institute "Oddly, McCullough has almost nothing to say about Adams's political thought."

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