John Adams

John Adams was an American revolutionary leader, diplomat and second president of the United States. He advocated independence, negotiated abroad and later faced conflict with France and fierce domestic partisanship during his presidency.

John Adams also held the offices or ranks of United States Ambassador to the Netherlands, Vice President of the United States, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and United States Ambassador to France. John Adams belonged to the Adams family and operated within United States; Thirteen Colonies. John Adams was born in Braintree and died in Quincy.

Hourly History’s Boston Massacre follows the propaganda campaign that turned the shootings into a symbol of imperial tyranny and the trials in which John Adams defended the soldiers. In Gore Vidal’s Inventing a Nation, in this work of political history, Gore Vidal examines the revolutionary generation through George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, while also considering Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. Further fictional perspectives on John Adams can be found in Barbara Hambly’s Patriot Hearts, Jody Hedlund’s Rebellious Heart, and Jeff Shaara’s Rise to Rebellion. For broader historical treatment of John Adams, see Robert Harvey’s A Few Bloody Noses and Hourly History’s American Revolution.