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- 2010016837 abstract "John and Abigail Adams left a remarkable portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both were prolific letter writers (although John conceded that Abigail was the more gifted), and over the years they exchanged more than twelve hundred letters. Joseph J. Ellis distills them to give us an account both intimate and panoramic; part biography, part political history, and part love story. Ellis describes their first meeting as inauspicious--John was twenty-four, Abigail just fifteen, and each was entirely unimpressed. But they soon began a passionate correspondence that resulted in their marriage five years later. Over the next decades, the couple were separated nearly as much as they were together. When John became president, Abigail's health led to reservations about moving to the swamp on the Potomac, but he persuaded her that he needed his closest advisor by his side. Here, John and Abigail's relationship unfolds in the context of America's birth as a nation.--From publisher description.".
- 2010016837 alternative "Title on dust jacket : First family : Abigail & John Adams".
- 2010016837 contributor B11756895.
- 2010016837 created "2010.".
- 2010016837 date "2010".
- 2010016837 date "2010.".
- 2010016837 dateCopyrighted "2010.".
- 2010016837 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-285) and index.".
- 2010016837 description "John and Abigail Adams left a remarkable portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both were prolific letter writers (although John conceded that Abigail was the more gifted), and over the years they exchanged more than twelve hundred letters. Joseph J. Ellis distills them to give us an account both intimate and panoramic; part biography, part political history, and part love story. Ellis describes their first meeting as inauspicious--John was twenty-four, Abigail just fifteen, and each was entirely unimpressed. But they soon began a passionate correspondence that resulted in their marriage five years later. Over the next decades, the couple were separated nearly as much as they were together. When John became president, Abigail's health led to reservations about moving to the swamp on the Potomac, but he persuaded her that he needed his closest advisor by his side. Here, John and Abigail's relationship unfolds in the context of America's birth as a nation.--From publisher description.".
- 2010016837 extent "x, 299 p. ;".
- 2010016837 identifier "0307269620".
- 2010016837 identifier "9780307269621".
- 2010016837 identifier 2010016837-b.html.
- 2010016837 identifier 2010016837-d.html.
- 2010016837 identifier 2010016837-s.html.
- 2010016837 issued "2010".
- 2010016837 issued "2010.".
- 2010016837 language "eng".
- 2010016837 publisher "New York : Alfred A. Knopf,".
- 2010016837 spatial "United States".
- 2010016837 subject "973.4/40922 22".
- 2010016837 subject "Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818 Marriage.".
- 2010016837 subject "Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818.".
- 2010016837 subject "Adams, John, 1735-1826 Marriage.".
- 2010016837 subject "Adams, John, 1735-1826.".
- 2010016837 subject "E322 .E484 2010".
- 2010016837 subject "Married people United States Biography.".
- 2010016837 subject "Presidents United States Biography.".
- 2010016837 subject "Presidents' spouses United States Biography.".
- 2010016837 title "First family : Abigail and John / Joseph J. Ellis.".
- 2010016837 title "Title on dust jacket : First family : Abigail & John Adams".
- 2010016837 type "text".