Chronicles the life and achievements of the wife of the second president of the United States.
This book introduces young readers to the life of Abigail Adams, beginning with her childhood in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Creates an authoritative portrait of Abigail Adams that captures her diverse roles as a prolific writer, First Lady, fighter for independence and equality, abolitionist, mother, and wife and confidante of John Adams, based on her letters.
He had journeyed to Boston to tell Abigail of his desire of " lessening some of the difficulties to which she may be ... Abigail reported to Mary Cranch.5 Otherwise , Abigail's journey along the smooth , sinuous road to London was a ...
She was also the first First Lady to live in the White House! This biography tells the story of Abigail Adams and her role in America's Revolutionary War period.
A portrait of the supportive wife of President John Adams details the life of this extraordinary woman who used her love for learning, for her family, and for her country to shape the early history of the United States.
Winner of the Bancroft Prize The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice American Heritage, Best of 2009 In this vivid new biography of Abigail Adams, the most illustrious woman of the founding era, Bancroft Award–winning historian ...
Describes the life and accomplishments of the wife of the second president of the United States.
February 16 , 1786 Yet notwithstanding the Pencil of a Trumble ( John Trumbull ] , and the Historick Pen of a Gorden ( William Gordon ) and others , many of the componant parts of the great whole , will finally ...
Presents the life and accomplishments of the wife of the second president of the United States, a dedicated wife and mother who played an important role in the birth of the nation.
A biography of the First Lady who used her letters to influence the laws of the new nation and improve the lives of American women.