From a reader:

After reading a gift of McCollough’s John Adams, given to me by a friend at Christmas some years ago, I assiduously pored through the bibliography and made sure to pick up a copy of the Adams-Jefferson Letters, edited by Cappon. I thoroughly enjoyed the collection and it served to bring more color to the historical record as reported by McCollough. And, of course, I followed this with Rick Brookhiser’s America’s First Dynasty…. I should also note that the same friend who gave me Adams also gave me Richard Brookhiser’s Gentlemen Revolutionary in this year’s Christmas stocking. The best way to characterize my review of Rick’s latest is to note that I consumed it in a single helping.

It never ceases to amaze me that this country produced, in one generation.., in a population of roughly 4 million, such bright lights as Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Franklin, Hamilton, Monroe, Washington, Morris, Rush and Jay to name just a few.

Yes, and let’s hope Brother Brookhiser doesn’t consider himself finished until he’s produced a book about each.