John Adams: Young Revolutionary — Jan Adkins

Explore the childhood of founding father John Adams and find out why he's an all-star in American history!

John Adams was an American founding father, second president of the United States, and father of the sixth president, but what was he like as a child?

In this fascinating biography, you'll learn all about the childhood of John Adams -- from his birth on October 30, 1735, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to growing up as a direct descendant of Puritan colonists from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, to his education at Harvard college from the age of sixteen.

Find out what John Adams did for fun -- and how his upbringing and values helped him succeed as the first Vice President and the second President of the United States.