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Episode 7: Peacefield
In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies when his daughter Nabby dies of cancer and, a few years later, Abigail succumbs to typhoid fever.
Episode 6: Unnecessary War
Abandoned by Jefferson for retaining Washington's cabinet, President
Adams holds firm on keeping the nation out of war, despite French
aggression and pro-war sentiment among his advisors.
Episode 5: Unite or Die
Elected America's first Vice President, Adams is scolded by Abigail for
his vanity, and is frustrated by his exclusion from President
Washington's inner circle.
Episode 4: Reunion
Convalescing in Holland, Adams joyously learns the British surrendered to Washington at Yorktown.
Episode 3: Don't Tread on Me
A new period of separation from Abigail looms when Adams is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France along with Benjamin Franklin.
Episode 2: Independence
Following a fruitless session of the Continental Congress, a sabbatical at Adams' Braintree farm is disrupted by news of the siege of Lexington and Concord.
Episode 1: Join or Die
In the aftermath of the Boston Massacre-a deadly street confrontation between American colonists and an occupying British brigade-John Adams takes an unpopular stand by agreeing to serve as defense attorney for the accused British soldiers.
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Episode 7 : Peacefield
In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies when his daughter Nabby dies of cancer and, a few years ...
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