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John Adams. (Book Reviews).-

Publication: Political Science Quarterly
Publication Date: 22-MAR-02 		Format: Online - approximately 735 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: John Adams. (Book Reviews).-(book review)

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John Adams by David McCullough. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2001. 751 pp. $35.00.

For generations, John Adams languished at the shallow end of the gene pool of American heroes. Obstinate, egocentric, irascible, he personified the cramped conservation of New England federalism. Defeated for a second term by Thomas Jefferson, he became the first president to boycott his successor's inauguration, a fact that speaks volumes about Adams's sorehead attitude toward life in general and politics in particular. Adams left the presidency in disgrace, his administration pilloried for passage of the odious Alien and Sedition Acts and an equally ill considered last-minute attempt to pack the federal judiciary.

David McCullough,...

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