The Revolutionary

By Stacy Schiff,

Book cover of The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

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Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, "Samuel Adams was the man." With high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in American history.

Stacy Schiff returns Adams to his seat of glory, introducing us to…

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2 authors picked The Revolutionary as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I discovered things about Samuel Adams and the American Revolution I hadn't known. And I'm a damn Yank! I never realized just how important to the American cause he was.

A Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Stacy Schiff knows how to weave a story.

In Samuel Adams, she brings all her power as a writer to bear on the life of an often overlooked and misunderstood figure of the American Revolution. In this work, Schiff brings Adams and eighteenth-century Boston to life.

Through meticulous research, she uncovers Adams’ motivations, family dynamics, and revolutionary fervor, allowing her to understand Adams’ character in a way other historians haven’t.

Her fantastic ability as a writer also painted a vivid picture of the colonial city in which he lived, highlighting the importance of this port…

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