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My Dearest Friend Letters of Abigail and John Adams

Name: My Dearest Friend
Author: John Adams

Auteur: Abigail Adams

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Abigail Adams John Adams

Co-auteur: John Adams

Engels
Paperback
9780674057050
15 november 2010
508 pagina's

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John Adams

John Adams (1735-1826), educated as a lawyer at Harvard, was the Massachusetts delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses. During the Revolutionary War, he served abroad in diplomatic roles and helped negotiate the peace treaty. After serving as Vice President for two terms under George Washington, he was subsequently elected President.

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Spanning nearly forty years, the letters collected in this volume form the most significant correspondence—and reveal one of the most intriguing and inspiring partnerships—in American history.

“A wonderfully vivid account of the momentous era they lived through, underscoring the chaotic, often improvisatory circumstances that attended the birth of the fledgling nation and the hardships of daily life.”
—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

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.

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).

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.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 15 november 2010
Aantal pagina's: 508
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: Abigail Adams
Tweede Auteur: John Adams
Co Auteur: John Adams
Hoofdredacteur: Margaret A. Hogan
Tweede Redacteur: C. James Taylor
Hoofduitgeverij: BELKNAP PR

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Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 159 mm
Product hoogte: 32 mm
Product lengte: 235 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 154 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 226 mm
Verpakking lengte: 29 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 692 g

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EAN: 9780674057050

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Categorieën: Mens & Maatschappij

Biografieën & Waargebeurd

Geschiedenis

Historisch

Politiek

Politieke structuur

Politieke leiders & Leiderschap

Politiek

Periodes

Nieuwe tijd

Nieuwste tijd

Regio's & Landen

Noord-, Midden-, & Zuid-Amerika

Boeken
Taal: Engels
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?: Boek
Periode: ca. 1500-1800, ca. 1800-1910
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar

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