I felt like I lived a lifetime while reading this (took me a month!) but it is truly a transcendent biography. I enjoyed it quite a bit more than 1776, which I also read this year. For some reason the rehash of those Revolutionary years really resonated in me through the words of John and Abigail.

If you're interested in revolutionary history, I cannot recommend this book enough. My son did a school report on John Quincy Adams last year and ever since he's been "our" president and it was fun to learn way more in depth about his upbringing as well. I am working through biographies of every US President and I can't wait to get to JQA's.

Off to watch the limited series!