Comments | dumbledore11214: John Adams HBO series

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John Adams HBO series

Jan 07, 2009 23:12

Okay, um, well, I have two episodes left to watch out of seven and actually I am very glad that I am renting it from Netflix first instead of buying right away ( Read more... )

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horridporrid January 8 2009, 17:09:20 UTC

I saw an interview with David McCullough and he pretty much said John would have been lost without Abigail. :)

dumbledore11214 January 9 2009, 02:45:43 UTC

Did his book give you an impression that John would have been lost in politics without Abigail? Because it did not do that for me. I mean, it is all a question of degree for me. Of course Abigail had influence on him and woman as intelligent as hers, of course she gave him her opinions and I am sure John took notice and probably changed some of his ideas, decisions. However, however, there is a line for me when it stops being believable and becomes well, sort of ridiculous to me. Adams was as a genuis, was he not? Superbly educated, skilled in so many areas of art and science, same as Jefferson. In fact IMO Jefferson was even more multitalented, but I am biased, Jefferson is by far my favorite forefather. But anyways, what I am trying to say is that IMO no matter how much influence Abigail was on him and as we know, they of course had marriage of equals. I find it hard to believe that with every single doubt of his, politics wise John went to Abigal and **did exactly as she said**. Series do give that impression to me. Starting from ( ... )

horridporrid January 9 2009, 23:32:44 UTC

It wouldn't surprise me if Abigail was just as knowledgeable about the law as John. Why wouldn't she be? Wasn't she there as he learned it (pretty much by doing it back in those days)? Though I got the sense that it wasn't so much the legal things Abigail spoke about, but the best way for John to reach his audience.

It's been so long since I read the book (and I'm not sure I even finished it -- true history isn't generally my thing *g*), but I did get the impression that Abigail was very much by John's side, advising and such.

dumbledore11214 January 10 2009, 02:56:38 UTC

Well, the book is not exactly 100% true history either, no? I mean it is based on in depth research and on many many letters, but surely Mcgulough interpeted some things, otherwise he would have to just quote and quote, no ( ... )