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Books like John Adams

Explore 24 books like John Adams by David McCullough — a handpicked selection united by Colonial Period (1600-1775), Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State, and 19th Century.

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The Hemingses of Monticello An American Family

Annette Gordon-Reed

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

The Inner Jefferson Portrait of a Grieving Optimist

Andrew Burstein

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

Abigail and John Portrait of a Marriage

Edith Gelles

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

Profiles in Freedom Heroes Who Shaped America with a Foreword by Senator Markwayne Mullin

Carl Higbie

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

Franklin & Washington The Founding Partnership

Edward J. Larson

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

Our First Civil War Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution

H. W. Brands

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

The Ascent of George Washington The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon

John Ferling

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

An Imperfect God George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America

Henry Wiencek

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

#10

The Indian World of George Washington The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation

Colin Gordon Calloway

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

#11

George Washington’s First War His Early Military Adventures

David A. Clary

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

#12

Blood and Treasure Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier

Bob Drury

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • 19th Century

#13

Disaster on the Sandusky The Life and of Colonel William Crawford — Robert N. Thompson

Robert N Thompson

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

#14

James Madison’s Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 and Their Relation to a More Perfect Society of Nations

James Brown Scott

Themes: Colonial Period (1600-1775) • Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State

#15

Founding Brothers

Joseph J. Ellis

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#16

The Age of Reagan A History, 1974-2008

Sean Wilentz

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#17

The Business of May Next James Madison and the Founding

William Lee Miller

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#18

The Life of Andrew Jackson

Robert V. Remini

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#19

Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson History, Memory, and Civic Culture

Jan Lewis

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#20

Jefferson and Hamilton The Rivalry That Forged a Nation

John Ferling

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#21

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings An American Controversy

Annette Gordon-Reed

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#22

John Quincy Adams A Man for the Whole People

Randall Woods

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#23

The Failure of the Founding Fathers Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential Democracy

Bruce Ackerman

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

#24

Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • 19th Century

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for John Adams by David McCullough — spanning Colonial Period (1600-1775), Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State and featuring authors such as Annette Gordon-Reed, Andrew Burstein, Edith Gelles, Carl Higbie, and others.