The book I finished was John Adams and it was more than wonderful. It was easy to read, but not simple. It was full of quotes from actual letters and newspapers of the time, but it read like fiction. While reading, I was transported to the days when John Adams lived, an invisible presence in his life and the happenings of his time. I feel as if I know him and I cried when he died. I feel strengthened by his integrity, his honesty, his uprightness. I feel hopeful at his success in the struggle of this life. I feel peaceful that politics then, at the beginning of politics for this country, was not so different from what it is now. We are not sovereign, but there is One who is and He will not be swayed or negligent and we can trust in His direction for everything that effects our lives. We must do all we can, but with confidence that doing all we can is all that is demanded and all that is needed and will be rewarded.
This is a book that will be read by all of our children as they grow. It has taught me more about this era of history than I can relate. It has taught me with a joy in the learning that I know will be shared by our children. Joy in the learning is a thing much sought after and not found as often as I would like. The next book of David McCullough's that I have decided to read is The Path Between The Seas about the building of the Panama Canal. We also have 1776, and Truman, but I wanted to read something completely different, not a president and not the same time period. We are getting the books on hardback because they are worth it, but we are getting them used at Powell's so they are less expensive.
Make the next book you read a book written by David McCullough. I cannot imagine anyone being disappointed.
