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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gelles, Edith B.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (222 pages)
ISBN:9780203827932
0203827937

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