David McCullough, who wrote the biography “John Adams,” was born and raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. McCullough attended Yale University where he earned a degree in English literature. McCullough became a fulltime editor and writer for American Heritage in 1964. McCullough has written books such as “The Wright Brothers,” “The Great Bridge,” and “Truman.” He has been presented many awards such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom. McCullough was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for the biography “John Adams.” McCullough expressed the reason he decided to write about John Adams was because of how Adams and Jefferson died on the same day, exactly fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Adams was the first vice president of the United States of America serving under George Washington. During this time the American Revolution was underway in which Adams was a …show more content…
This was surprising because Adams joined in the Sons of Liberty. Adams was against the tax the British government put into place. However, Adams represented these soldiers very well. Well enough for seven of the soldiers to be found innocent and the other two were guilty of manslaughter but kept out of prison. After thinking about why Adams would do this I remember the start of the book when it talked of how religious Adams was. Adams’ father was a deacon in the church so Adams was a very religious man from childhood. McCullough also talks about how Adams’ was a good moral man unlike most politicians. This helped me understand why Adams thought the British soldiers deserved a fair court trail. Even though Adams did not agree with the British ways he still did the right thing and defended the soldiers. The was a character trait that stood out to me as unusual for a politician, but that is what made Adams different from the