Introduces the life of Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams, who was much more independent than many women of her time, running a farm in her husband's absence and speaking and writing about women's rights.
This book introduces young readers to the life of Abigail Adams, beginning with her childhood in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Chapter 4 describes Abigail's journey from Boston to Dover in 1784 as recorded in her long, running letter to her closest correspondent after John, her sister Mary Cranch. That letter vividly depicts life on board a three-masted ...
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 ...
Introduces the life of Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams, who was much more independent than many women of her time, running a farm in her husband's absence and speaking and writing about women's rights.
Chronicles the life and achievements of the woman who was the wife of the second president of the United States and mother of the sixth.
Abigail Adams
Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Abigail Adams. Illustrated throughout.
Prof. Woody Holton (NBA-finalist for Unruly Americans) reveals that American icon Abigail Adams was far wiser and wilier than previously known.
Describes the life and accomplishments of the wife of the second president of the United States.
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.
In this book, Edith B. Gelles asserts that Abigail Adams' vivid, insightful letters are "the best account that exists from the pre to the post-Revolutionary period in America of a woman's life and world.
Abigail Adams is often referred to as the wife of one president and the mother of another.
This book introduces young readers to the life of Abigail Adams, beginning with her childhood in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
With vivid, folk-art style paintings and a simple, lively text, Alexandra Wallner tells the story of Abigail Adam's life. Born on November 11, 1744, Abigail was curious about the world from a young age.