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MARYANNE O’HARA

GENERAL WRITING

JOHN ADAMS WAS A LIFELONG DOODLER

February 28, 2012

A treasure from the Rare Books room at the Boston Public Library: A book John Adams owned as a child, and which is full of his doodles. He was a lifelong book annotator. Me too! I find it hard to read without a pen in my hand.

Maryanne

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