Thomas Jefferson once asserted that "for depth of purpose, zeal, and
sagacity, no man in Congress exceeded, if any equaled, Sam Adams." John
Adams called him "the most elegant writer, the most sagacious
politician, and celebrated patriot perhaps of all." But in spite of his
celebrated status among America's founding fathers as a revolutionary
leader, Samuel Adams' life and achievements have been largely
overshadowed in the history books.
Now, in The Revolutionary Samuel Adams, Stacy Schiff brings her
masterful skill as historian and storyteller to the life of Samuel
Adams, examining his transformation from the listless, failing son of a
wealthy family into the tireless, silver-tongued revolutionary who
rallied the likes of John Hancock and John Adams behind him. Gripping
and revelatory, this book is a long-overdue chapter in the history of
the American Revolution.