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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2022

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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, by Stacy Schiff, is a biography of Samuel Adams, an influential figure in the American Revolution. Schiff, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, examines Adams’s role in shaping the political strategies that led to American independence. This 2021 book contributes to the historical biography genre by detailing Adams’s involvement in both political and personal spheres. Exploring themes of leadership, rebellion, and ideology as well as political activism and strategy, the text provides insights into the influence of Adams’s political philosophy on the revolutionary movement and on broader political resistance and governance during this period in US history. In addition, the book examines his strategic contributions to American independence and identity, articulating the complex interplay between individual initiative and collective revolutionary efforts in the struggle for liberty. Schiff’s research constructs a detailed portrayal of the legacy of the American Revolution and Adams, presenting his strategic thinking and the consequential actions that characterized the revolutionary era.

This guide refers to the 2022 Little, Brown and Company Kindle Edition.

Content Warning: The source text uses outdated and offensive terms for Indigenous people, which are replicated in this guide only in direct quotes from the source material.

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