Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams
A Life of Abigail Adams
$39.59
- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2002
Summary
This is the life of Abigail Adams, wife of patriot John Adams, who became the most influential woman in Revolutionary America. Rich with excerpts from her personal letters, "Dearest Friend" captures the public and private sides of this fascinating woman, who was both an advocate of slave emancipation and a burgeoning feminist, urging her husband to "Remember the Ladies" as he framed the laws of their new country.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743234436 |
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| ISBN-10: | 074323443X |
| Author: | Lynne Withey |
| Publisher: | Touchstone Books |
| Imprint: | Atria Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2002 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 154mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“Withey has not only brought Abigail to life, she has also added new depth and richness to our understanding of the intricate history of feminist thought.”
“Withey has not only brought Abigail to life, she has also added new depth and richness to our understanding of the intricate history of feminist thought.” * Kirkus Reviews * “Dearest Friend – the Adamses’ term for each other – is most powerfully the history of a marriage, an “Eleanor and Franklin” for the 18th century with one important difference: Their marriage worked.” – Pauline Maier * The New York Times Book Review * “As lively, sensible, and forthright as the woman about whom it is written… . Illuminating.” * The Boston Globe *
About The Author
Lynne Withey
Lynne Withey’s books include Voyages of Discovery: Captain James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific (1987) and Grand Tours and Cook’s Tours: A History of Leisure Travel, 1750-1915 (1997). She has taught history at the University of Iowa, Boston University, and the University of California at Berkeley, and is now the associate director of the University of California Press.
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