Samuel Adams: A Life by Ira StollMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The most people know about Samuel Adams is that he signed the Declaration of Independence and has a beer named in his honor. This takes a deeper look into the man and his life. He was the early torch bearer and thorn in the side of the English rulers leading up to and during the American Revolution. One of the first to use the press as a weapon of words and ideals to gather support. Was often called the "The Last Puritan" as he was firm in his religious convictions. Believed in the old Yankee ideals of hard work and spurned luxury. He doesn't always seem to to get the same amount of attention as the other founding fathers do. Perhaps cause he never rose higher than Governor of Massachusetts. Perhaps it was his strong religious convictions, hatred for the Pope that made him be over looked. He also destroyed much of his own correspondence so future scholars haven't the same material to draw from as other early American figures. He was certainly a loud and staunch voice of the American Revolution that deserves to be heard. Worth reading if you enjoy early U.S. History as he was a central figure in the birth of the Nation.
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