John Adams: Lawyer (1758-1770)
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. Opens with young John Adams at the home of Boston lawyer Jeremiah Gridley, trying to convince Gridley to sponsor him for the Bar. Touches on John's ups and downs as an inexperienced lawyer, his courting of Abigail Smith, and his emergence as a voice against unjust practices imposed by the Crown. Concludes with the Boston Massacre and John's decision to defend the British soldiers.
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