Abigail Adams |
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| Author:
| Holton, Woody |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4104-2404-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $31.50 |
Book Description:
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In this vivid new biography of the most illustrious woman of America's founding era, prize-winning historian Woody Holton offers a sweeping reinterpretation of Abigail Adams' life story and of women's roles in the creation of the republic. Using previously overlooked documents from a host of archives, Holton shows that the wife of the second president of the United States was far more charismatic and influential than historians have realized.
In this vivid new biography of the most illustrious woman of America's founding era, prize-winning historian Woody Holton offers a sweeping reinterpretation of Abigail Adams' life story and of women's roles in the creation of the republic. Using previously overlooked documents from a host of archives, Holton shows that the wife of the second president of the United States was far more charismatic and influential than historians have realized.