Abigail Adams : a Writing Life.

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."" Adams' spontaneous, witty letters serve dual purposes for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gelles, Edith B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Subjects:
Adams, Abigail, > 1744-1818.
Adams, Abigail, > 1744-1818 > Correspondence.
Adams, Abigail, > 1744-1818
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Correspondence.
Presidents' spouses
United States
Biographies
Personal correspondence
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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."" Adams' spontaneous, witty letters serve dual purposes for the modern reader: it provides an intriguing first hand account of pivotal historical events and it shows how these events from the Boston Tea Party to the War of 1812 entered the private sphere. Included in the book is a chronology, notes and reference section and a selected bibliography. This book will be a must for all scholars of.
Physical Description:1 online resource (222 pages)
ISBN:9780203827932
0203827937

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