Name: Samuel Adams

Thomas Jefferson called Samuel Adams "truly the man of the Revolution." Adams, filled with religious fervor, inspired others to fight on and overcome the challenges of the Revolutionary War. He was the editor of the influential Boston Gazette, planner of the Boston Tea Party, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and yet, he is largely ignored and unknown today. Understanding the leading part Adams played in building and sustaining support for the revolutionary cause gives readers new insight into the way religion motivated the founding of America.

Gentleman Revolutionary by Richard Brookhiser

Fallen Founder by Nancy Isenberg

John Adams by James Grant

Alexander Hamilton by Richard Brookhiser

John Paul Jones by Evan Thomas

Benedict Arnold by Willard Sterne Randall

The Richest Woman in America by Janet Wallach

Henry Clay by David S. Heidler

Paul Revere by Augusta Stevenson

Traitor by Jean Fritz

Clarence Darrow by John A. Farrell

John Jay by Walter Stahr

Amerigo by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Washington by James Thomas Flexner

Whittaker Chambers by Sam Tanenhaus

The First American by H. W. Brands

First Family by Joseph J. Ellis

A Thousand Days by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

The Defining Moment by Jonathan Alter

In the President's Secret Service by Ronald Kessler