My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams | 
 enlarge | Authors: Abigail Adams, John Adams
Creators: Joseph J. Ellis, Margaret A. Hogan, C. James Taylor
Publisher: Belknap Press
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
Buy New: $21.86
You Save: $13.14 (38%)
New (34) Used (10) from $21.81
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 8323
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0674026063
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.44092
EAN: 9780674026063
ASIN: 0674026063
Publication Date: October 31, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New, Perfect Condition, Please allow 4-14 business days for delivery. 100% Money Back Guarantee, Over 1,000,000 customers served.
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
p Listen to a ten-minute interview with Margaret Hoganbr/ Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron Crane /pp Read Margaret Hogan's HUP blog posting: "The Romance of John and Abigail Adams"/pp Watch the video of The Massachusetts Historical Society's November 2007 event at which Deval and Diane Patrick, Edward and Victoria Kennedy, and Michael and Kitty Dukakis read selected letters from iMy Dearest Friend/i /pp Visit the Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive /pp Watch the March 2008 HBO miniseries--"John Adams"--based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography /pp 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. /pp 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). /pp 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. /p (20070915)
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
book review July 12, 2008
Karen Dohrn
I am very pleased with the quality of this book. I watched the John Adams series on HBO and this makes a nice companion piece to that miniseries.
History through intimacy. July 7, 2008
Bobbie Staley (Ca. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A collection of authentic letters between a man and his wife documenting the actual events as they occur from their first meeting, the beginning of the revolutionary war, the first meeting of Congress to negotiaing a system of government through freedom of our liberties through the written and signed Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Although early years were spent much apart, this extraordinary couple persevered a deep love, an emotional partnership and friendship while enduring personal tragedies of early Colonial life in the 1700's. These letters are Historical Documents. This was the life of Abigail and John Adams. A story that aided this reader in understanding a period of History so unassuming, so important in acknowledging the birth of our nation.
Beautiful May 17, 2008
Jan D. Catherwood
A beautiful book as I was sure it would be. Now in the possession of another John Adams admirer who happens to be a resident of Cornwall, England.
Incredible glimpse inside the love life of John Abigail May 11, 2008
browneyedgirl (Richmond, Va. USA)
I must shamefully admit that prior to the renewed interest in John Adams with the recent miniseries, I really had only a general knowledge of his role and importance in the founding of our country. This book gives a private, personal and wonderful view of the strength,deep,abiding love of this first family. I could not put it down would highly recommend it to anyone.
My Dearest Friend~Letters from John Adams to his wife Abbigail May 3, 2008
Lisa Keifer (Fritch, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a history buff or just a little interested in the history of our nation you will love this book. The letters exchanged between John and Abigail Adams are wonderful. Abigail was definitely John's rock. She kept him focused and steady. John was a very passionate man in his beliefs and at times would become a tyrant trying to convince people that his way of thnking was the only way to think. Thank goodness he had Abigail as he ran everything by her to see how she thought the people would react to his perception. Abigail would let him know when he needed to press an issue or just be quiet and let it happen on its own. Besides being lovers as husband and wife they were truly best friends. An inspirational read.
|
|
|
