The Letters of John and Abigail Adams

by John Adams, Abigail Adams, Adams Abigail

Book Overview

The correspondence of a Founding Father and his brilliant wife The Letters of John and Abigail Adams provides an insightful record of American life before, during, and after the Revolution; the letters also reveal the intellectually and emotionally fulfilling relationship between John and Abigail that lasted fifty-four years and withstood historical upheavals, long periods apart, and personal tragedies. Covering key moments in American history - the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142437115
• ISBN13: 9780142437117
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Wonderful read

I really loved being able to see into the lives of these great founders. It's great to see even during those times, a man respect the woman he loves and her opinion. I highly recomend this especially for those just begining intrest in the founding of our nation.

Great historical record

Great book. You need to put yourself in the mindset of 1775. Great historical record of the Adams' early life separated.

Go for it!

If you're at all interested in American history, I HIGHLY recommend this book. I though it was going to be dry and tough to read with a lot of thees and thous etc., but it's surprisingly warm, easy to follow and gripping story told in the very words of one of our greatest Americans and his wife.

The loving letters of our second president and his wife abigail: brilliance in Braintree!

John Adams was the first Vice-President and second chief executive of the United States of America. He was also a brilliant lawyer, legislator, writer and diplomat for the fledging American nation in France and the Netherlands during the Revolutionary War. In this excellent collection of personal letters John and Abigail share their thoughts on a wide variety of topics chiefly the struggle for our nation's independence. The letters in this copious collection cover the years from 1774 to 1783 (the years of the American Revolution). These are two extremely intelligent persons! John's letters let the reader look through the keyhole in Philadelphia as the Declaration of Independence is approved; throughout the war Adams was away from his Braintree farm for long stretches of time. His life was in danger and he was worried about Abigail and their young children. A few of the letters in this collection were written by his parents to the young John Quincy Adams who served as the sixth President of the United States. Abigail lived long before the womens liberation movement but she was the intellectual equal of her husband. Abigail kept the farm going staying abreast of political affairs and raising a great American family. The patriotism and self-sacrifice of the Adams family is an inspiration to all Americans. This is a wonderful collection for anyone wishing to know these two American patriots on a more intimate basis. Excellent resource for history classes and anyone wishing to know more about our history.