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eth55

The presidents of the USA

1st president is George Washington 2nd president is John Adams 3rd president is Thomas Jefferson 4th president is James Madison 5th president is James Monroe 6th president is John Quincy Adams 7th president is Andrew Jackson 8th president is Martin Van Buren 9th president is William Henry Harrison...

Citizen Geek

Recent Reads

I recently finished reading John Adams by David Mccullough. I really enjoyed reading this book. It did not read like a history book but like a story. I could not stop reading about Adams. I cannot say enough about this book. John Adams is one of America's founding fathers and probably the one we...

E

Book Dump

I am SO looking forward to reading this book. I am getting it next week.This means I will be finishing this book this week. What is remarkable about watching the series and reading the book in tandem is that you realize how much liberty was taken with his life. If I didn't do anything else but watch...

TinkerBobbi

History

Lately I have been watching a lot of Historical T.V. My husband and I watched the John Adams series on HBO. It was a fantastic series and really made history come alive in a whole new way for me. It made American History real. I am sure they may have taken a few liberty's here and there since its a...

ruledbymercury

Bits and pieces.

Apparently there is a doctor in NYC whose last name is Chelsea-Clinton. I don't know why, but I found that really amusing. STILL waiting on my 90-day review. At this rate, it will be a 120-day review. My hopes for getting offered a raise are dwindling... I've been catching up on the new HBO...

wyldreams

John Adams

I have always been a fan of history, in fact often thought in college I should change my major to a history major - but I never did. Never-the-less I continued to enjoy history and read as much on it as I can find and have the time for. My personal tastes have always run towards war history,...

joey

John Adams on HBO

Has anyone else been watching this series? It is the best miniseries that I've seen. If you have even a fleeting interest in civics, history, and/or the birth of the United States (or secession from the King) then this series is worthy of your time - IMHO.