“I had this moment, this great joy and excitement, followed by an equal sense of panic and fear because, I got the deal to write the book, and then I realized I had to write the book!”

Bob Crawford returns to The Other 51 for a deep dive into the research and writing of his excellent new book: “America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick.”

Bob talks about how he built on his 2022 podcast about Adams, Founding Son, and was able to expand the story in book form. He and Brian talk about how the book is as much a snapshot of America in the 1830s and 1840s as it is the story of any one person. Bob talks about how he decided to make Adams’ evolution into an abolitionist the center of the book and how he learned about Theodore Weld and Benjamin Lindy and how important they were to this story

Bob describes how life on tour with the Avett Brothers was actually very conducive to writing, how he had a tub of books on the tour bus and how digital media made his work much easier. 

He also tells the story of his unboxing video gone wrong and describes what makes John Quincy Adams so fascinating to him.  

“He’s America’s greatest public servant, hands down.” 

Links

America’s Founding Son on Amazon

America’s Founding Son from an independent book store

American History Hotline

The Road to Now

The Living Declaration (The Best Thing Bob’s read lately.)

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