Download or read book The Real John Adams written by Allison Lassieur and published by Compass Point Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Adams was the second U.S. president, and the first to live in the White House. He hand-selected George Washington to serve as commander of the Continental Army. He also chose Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence. Adams clearly had a brilliant legal mind, but his brash tactics attracted both friends and enemies.