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

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The Life of Andrew Jackson — Robert V. Remini

The Life of Andrew Jackson

Robert V. Remini

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

Jefferson and Hamilton The Rivalry That Forged a Nation — John Ferling

Jefferson and Hamilton The Rivalry That Forged a Nation

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

Abigail and John Portrait of a Marriage — Edith Gelles

Abigail and John Portrait of a Marriage

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

The Business of May Next James Madison and the Founding — William Lee Miller

The Business of May Next James Madison and the Founding

William Lee Miller

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

The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson — Thomas Jefferson

The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

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

Founding Brothers — Joseph J. Ellis

Founding Brothers

Joseph J. Ellis

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

The Inner Jefferson Portrait of a Grieving Optimist — Andrew Burstein

The Inner Jefferson Portrait of a Grieving Optimist

Andrew Burstein

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

James & Dolley Madison America’s First Power Couple — Bruce Chadwick

James & Dolley Madison America’s First Power Couple

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

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

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

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

Confounding Father Thomas Jefferson’s Image in His Own Time — Robert M. S. McDonald

Confounding Father Thomas Jefferson’s Image in His Own Time

Robert M. S. McDonald

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

Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson History, Memory, and Civic Culture — Jan Lewis

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

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

The Age of Reagan A History, 1974-2008 — Sean Wilentz

The Age of Reagan A History, 1974-2008

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

Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson — Thomas Jefferson

Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

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

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings An American Controversy — Annette Gordon-Reed

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings An American Controversy

Annette Gordon-Reed

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

James Monroe A Life — Tim McGrath

James Monroe A Life

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

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

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

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

A Magnificent Catastrophe The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America’s First Presidential Campaign — Edward J. Larson

A Magnificent Catastrophe The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America’s First Presidential Campaign

Edward J. Larson

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

The Patriots Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Making of America — Winston Groom

The Patriots Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Making of America

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

The Hemingses of Monticello An American Family — Annette Gordon-Reed

The Hemingses of Monticello An American Family

Annette Gordon-Reed

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

John Quincy Adams A Man for the Whole People — Randall Woods

John Quincy Adams A Man for the Whole People

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

The Problem of Democracy The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality — Nancy Isenberg

The Problem of Democracy The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality

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

The Pioneers The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West — David McCullough

The Pioneers The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

David McCullough

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • 19th Century • United States

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

Themes: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • United States

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

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: Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) • Presidents & Heads of State • United States

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for John Adams by David McCullough — spanning Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Presidents & Heads of State, 19th Century and featuring authors such as Robert V. Remini, John Ferling, Edith Gelles, William Lee Miller, and others.

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