My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams - Couverture rigide

 
9780674026063: My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
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ISBN 10 : 0674026063 ISBN 13 : 9780674026063
Editeur : The Belknap Press, 2007

Synopsis

In 1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to "Miss Adorable," the 17-year-old Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after serving as president of the nation he helped create. The letters that span these nearly forty years form the most significant correspondence - and reveal one of the most intriguing and inspiring partnerships - in American history.As a pivotal player in the American Revolution and the early republic, John had a front-row seat at critical moments in the creation of the United States, from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to negotiating peace with Great Britain to serving as the first vice president and second president under the U.S. Constitution. Separated more often than they were together during this founding era, John and Abigail shared their lives through letters that each addressed to "My Dearest Friend," debating ideas and commenting on current events while attending to the concerns of raising their children (including a future president).Full of keen observations and articulate commentary on world events, these letters are also remarkably intimate. This new collection - including some letters never before published - invites readers to experience the founding of a nation and the partnership of two strong individuals, in their own words. This is history at its most authentic and most engaging.

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À propos de l'auteur

Margaret A. Hogan is Managing Editor and C. James Taylor is Editor in Chief of the Adams Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Éditeur
The Belknap Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0674026063
ISBN 13 
9780674026063
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
488
Éditeur
Hogan Margaret A., Taylor C. James
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0674057058 ISBN 13 :  9780674057050
Editeur : The Belknap Press, 2010
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