The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
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Publisher Description
This revelatory biography from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores the story of the most essential Founding Father—the one who stood behind the change that sparked the American Revolution.
“A glorious book that is as entertaining as it is vitally important.” —Ron Chernow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alexander Hamilton
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 the shrewd and eloquent man who supplied the moral backbone of the American Revolution. A singular figure at a singular moment, Adams amplified the Boston Massacre. He helped to mastermind the Boston Tea Party. He employed every tool available to rally a town, a colony, and eventually a band of colonies behind him, creating the cause that created a country.
For his efforts he became the most wanted man in America—when Paul Revere rode to Lexington in 1775, it was to warn Samuel Adams that he was about to be arrested for treason. In The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, Schiff brings her masterful skills to Adams’ improbable life, illuminating his transformation from aimless son of a well-off family to tireless, beguiling radical who mobilized the colonies.
Arresting, original, and deliriously dramatic, this is a long-overdue chapter in the history of our nation.
“A beautifully crafted, invaluable biography ... Schiff ingeniously connects the past to our present and future, underscoring the lessons of Adams while reclaiming our nation’s self-evident truths at a moment when we seemed to have forgotten them.” —Oprah Daily
One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2022
One of The Wall Street Journal’s “10 BEST BOOKS OF 2022”
One of The Los Angeles Times’ “Top 5 Nonfiction Books of 2022”
One of The New York Times’ “Most Notable Books of 2022”
And named one of the “Best Books of 2022” by The New Yorker, TIME, Oprah Daily, USA Today, New York Magazine, Air Mail, Boston Globe, and more!
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Pulitzer-winning biographer Stacy Schiff pulls us into the story of an unsung hero of the American Revolution. Samuel Adams, the poor son of a wealthy family, was a failed businessman and unsuccessful tax collector. But he found his niche in 1760s Boston as a passionate, outspoken advocate of liberty—and one of the first people to publicly call for American independence. A powerful writer whose essays fanned the flames for freedom in the 13 colonies, Adams’ tireless work as a strategist and rabble-rouser made him one of the most vital figures in the fight against British rule. Schiff puts a new perspective on the period, digging deep into the messy, nuts-and-bolts work of revolution, while Jason Culp’s brisk narration draws us right into that engrossing, boots-on-the-ground POV. The Revolutionary is more than a fascinating biography—it’s a vital look at the history of American political activism.
