He delved deeply into the life and history of the man, and discovered that although he never commanded an army nor engaged in the kind of brash and daring exploits that would fill the seats at a blockbuster movie, Adams’s integrity and determination were the hidden gears upon which the American Revolution turned, and that his humanity was a key that would guide modern readers into this world of giants and let them experience it on a comprehensible scale. Historian David McCullough saw, however, that this humanity was Adams’s strength. In the midst of such giants who seem to possess extraordinary powers and who performed patriotic miracles, Adams seems like a normal human being. It’s not easy to pinpoint his strengths at first glance his unassuming nature doesn’t effortlessly communicate a heroic trait like Washington’s inspiring charisma, Franklin’s pithy brilliance, or Jefferson’s lettered grace. Among the pantheon of American Founding Fathers, John Adams may not exactly fit the model that modern audiences expect from their revolutionaries.
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