John Adams HBO series and real history

[potioncat]

> 
> Carol responds:
> 
> Does either the book or the TV series mention John and Abigail's
> daughter, Hannah? Just wondering because I'm descended from her.
> 
> Carol, who would have watched the miniseries but doesn't get HBO
>
Potioncat:
I don't think John and Abigail had a daughter named Hannah. I believe 
either his mother or grandmother was Hannah. But I've only read the 
one book about them.

Does your library carry videos? It really was good. (We looked into 
getting HBO when it was first coming out, and decided we'd wait.)

warning, personal experience/parental bragging ahead:

My youngest passed by a few times, but didn't watch the series with 
us. One day he asked me if the show about the Revolution or just John 
Adams. I explained it sort of covered both--but was about his 
involvement and it had started before 1776.

"Oh. Then it must have started with the Boston Masacre."

I was surprised, even though I knew he liked history--and asked how 
he had remembered that.

"We did a re-inactment of it in 6th grade, and I played John Adams."

So, there you go! I'm almost famous.