The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
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- Author：Stacy Schiff
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Reviews
Karen
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THE REVOLUTIONARY: SAMUEL ADAMSBY: STACY SCHIFFI don't generally like politics， but this biography of Samuel Adams intrigued me， because it was written by the icon of mine， Stacy Schiff。 In what could have been a dry biography was the exact opposite。 Stacy Schiff brings Samuel Adams alive on the page。 It was a most illuminating reading experience for me to read about one of the most influential Founding Fathers' whom I didn't know much about。 Reading this I realized how Samuel Adams has been por THE REVOLUTIONARY: SAMUEL ADAMSBY: STACY SCHIFFI don't generally like politics， but this biography of Samuel Adams intrigued me， because it was written by the icon of mine， Stacy Schiff。 In what could have been a dry biography was the exact opposite。 Stacy Schiff brings Samuel Adams alive on the page。 It was a most illuminating reading experience for me to read about one of the most influential Founding Fathers' whom I didn't know much about。 Reading this I realized how Samuel Adams has been portrayed differently in other biographies。 He is one of the most important figures that always kept his message to everyone that liberty and freedom are essential to living a life。 His presence was everywhere and nowhere， and his writing that circulated is sadly lost。 John Adams witnessed Samuel burning his papers。 This was fascinating and I was never bored， but fully invested in learning the pivotal role Samuel Adams played during the American Revolution。He graduated from Harvard with a masters degree。 Yet， he was the only Founding Father to not have a vocation。 He was poor and material things and money meant nothing to him。 He wrote for his newspaper， but wrote under pseudonyms of which were vast and many。 The painting that depicts the members who signed the Declaration of Independence fully leaves out Samuel， and includes a couple of people who didn't sign it。 It presently hangs on one of the walls of the Capitol， located in Washington D。C。 I didn't know of the rift that happened between Samuel Adams and John Hancock。King George III tried to enforce the Massachusetts colony with a Stamp Act， which Sam Adams vehemently opposed。 I never knew that Paul Revere's famous ride was to warn Samuel Adams who was wanted for treason and hiding out in Lexington。I loved the section that vividly describes the Boston Tea Party in greater detail than I had ever read before。 The East India Company that delivered the chests of tea was dumped in the Boston Harbor while thousands of people sat nearby in the South End。 Nobody could prove who was responsible。 It seemed to have been carried out quietly， unlike the chaos I always imagined in my mind。Samuel Adams was responsible for meeting with other States and educating the other colonists about the Kings edict to shut down the Boston Harbor。 This made it more costly to transport things like wood and other necessities。If you decide to read this you will discover how integral a part Samuel Adams played in gathering all of the other colonies to back Massachusetts in their fight to return things to the way they were。 It is for me a definitive account of Samuel Adams efforts to unite the other colonies to fight Great Britain for its role in trying to capture someone who often advocated for non violence。 You will gain a deeper understanding into what history has all but forgotten who the greatest revolutionary Founding Father was。 You will read about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the role Samuel Adams played in a refreshing narrative made interesting。I recommend Stacy Schiff's outstanding narrative of how we became a democracy。 I have read her talented biographies of both， "Cleopatra，" and "Vera，" （the author of "Lolita's" wife）。 I LOVED ALL THREE OF THESE BIOGRAPHIES EQUALLY！ Stacy Schiff did a fantastic job on those two， and now this， of humanizing her subjects。Publication Date: October 25， 2022Thank you to Net Galley， Stacy Schiff and Little， Brown and Company for providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review。 All opinions are my own。#TheRevolutionarySamuelAdams #StacySchiff #LittleBrownandCompany #NetGalley 。。。more
Brendan Dowd
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He's more than just a beer！ Stacy Schiff resurrects the actual Samuel Adams from the scrap heap by writing a biography that will surprise most people because they don't even know "Sam Adams" beer is actually based on a real life person。Schiff focuses on Adams' life leading up to the American Revolution。 What I appreciated most about Schiff's book is her willingness to clearly point out the good and the bad throughout the book。 Samuel Adams was not a selfless hero who flew above the fray。 He was He's more than just a beer！ Stacy Schiff resurrects the actual Samuel Adams from the scrap heap by writing a biography that will surprise most people because they don't even know "Sam Adams" beer is actually based on a real life person。Schiff focuses on Adams' life leading up to the American Revolution。 What I appreciated most about Schiff's book is her willingness to clearly point out the good and the bad throughout the book。 Samuel Adams was not a selfless hero who flew above the fray。 He was the fray。 He caused the fray。 He then reported on the fray and told everyone it was someone else's fault the fray even happened。 Adams was a hero and a villain depending on which side you chose。 Schiff never denies either side of him and it makes for a great read because you feel like you are reading an impartial documentary as opposed to a fawning treatment。There is plenty to cover here。 The revolutionary fathers did not always get along and for good reason。 The egos were big and the stakes kept getting bigger。 Schiff's book keeps laser focused on Adams and keeps the scope intimate。 A great read and a must for any Revolutionary War nerd。（This book was provided to me as an advance read copy by Netgalley and Little， Brown and Company。 The full review will be posted to HistoryNerdsUnited。com on 10/25/2022。） 。。。more
Henry Coeal
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"With incomparable wit， grace， and insight， Stacy Schiff narrates the birth of the American Revolution in Boston and the artful， elusive magician who made it all happen: Samuel Adams。 For too long， Adams， hiding behind his many masks and stratagems， has evaded historians， but Schiff draws him from the shadows into the spotlight he so richly deserves。 A glorious book that is as entertaining as it is vitally important。 This is a time for Americans to meditate on the fate of their republic and no b "With incomparable wit， grace， and insight， Stacy Schiff narrates the birth of the American Revolution in Boston and the artful， elusive magician who made it all happen: Samuel Adams。 For too long， Adams， hiding behind his many masks and stratagems， has evaded historians， but Schiff draws him from the shadows into the spotlight he so richly deserves。 A glorious book that is as entertaining as it is vitally important。 This is a time for Americans to meditate on the fate of their republic and no better place to start than here， at the beginning， with this book。" 。。。more
Ira Smith
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