Posted on 06/04/2006 8:53:58 AM PDT by wagglebee
Didn't know that about John Adams. Now that the weather is good, I want to get out there and walk everyday too.
Yes--and if I remember correctly, either one or both of them were on those miserable prison ships in NY Harbor.
I know McCullough is an entertaining author, but every time I've heard an interview with him he has a most decided liberal bent, so when I do read something he's written I find it a good idea to keep in mind that he may 'see' people and events differently because of it.
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