John AdamsA Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of John Adams chronicles the life of America's second president, including his youth, his career as a Massachusetts farmer and lawyer, his marriage to Abigail, his rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the birth of the United States. Reissue. (A seven-part HBO miniseries, written by Kirk Ellis, directed by Tom Hooper, airing January 2008, starring Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, David Morse, & others) (Biography & Autobiography) |