To be clear, Randall Woods' ''John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People'' is not a leisurely read designed for the beach or airport. Clocking in at more than 700 pages, Woods' biography of the ...

In her latest New York Times' best seller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff tracks down the story of Samuel Adams — an instrumental player behind the scenes of the American Revolution.

In John Quincy Adams and the Union (Knopf; $8.75). the second volume of his big and authoritative biography of the sixth President, Historian Samuel Flagg Bemis shows how bitter the big prize was ...

In this "Sunday Morning" interview from 2001, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian (who died August 8, 2022 at age 89) discusses his biography of an overlooked Founding Father.

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination.

Globe Magazine archive Heeeere’s Johnny! John Adams, the long-neglected president From Quincy, will finally get his due in David McCullough’s forthcoming biography.

John Hancock was once one of the wealthiest merchants in New England and among the most popular and well-respected figures of ...

John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.

Adams' historical importance is often overlooked because he didn't keep copies of his own letters. Stacy Schiff's superb new biography explores his crucial role in inciting the American Revolution.

Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination.