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Title: Discursive amblings on how cantankerous Adams was
Review: Here we have a fugue on what a contrary figuer John Adams was. It is not a chronological narrative of his life--those who may want that must look elsewhere. It is a survey of his ideas beginning, often returning (too often), at his packing to leave Washington after losing his bid for a second term. The ideas explored are not systematically arranged, nor are they looked into with much depth. It tells us how much Adams just did not get along with folks, again, and again-- I can't recommend this book, especially to those of us that like a good biographic narrative, nor to those who like extensive and linearly arranged expositions of a famous thinkers thought. I must say how surprised I am at the high ratings given by many reviewers.
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