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Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams

Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams

by Lynne Withey (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

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    Hardcover 2001

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Synopsis

DEAREST FRIEND is a full biography of Abigail Adams, the unschooled minister's daughter who became the most influential woman in Revolutionary America. Rich with excerpts from her incomparable letters and alive with the ferment of a new nation, DEAREST FRIEND captures both the public and private side of this fascinating woman. Intelligent, resourceful, and outspoken, she was her husband John's closest confidante, matriarch of America's first political dynasty, and an ardent advocate for a greater role for women and the abolition of slavery. With this book, her life, and her legacy, are finally ours to share.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 392
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Simon & Schuster International
Published: 21 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 074323443X
ISBN 13: 9780743234436

Media Reviews
As lively, sensible, and forthright as the woman about whom it is written. . . . Illuminating. * The Boston Globe *
Dearest Friend -- the Adamses' term for each other -- is most powerfully the history of a marriage, an Eleanor and Franklin for the 18th century with one important difference: Their marriage worked. -- Pauline Maier * The New York Times Book Review *
Withey has not only brought Abigail to life, she has also added new depth and richness to our understanding of the intricate history of feminist thought. * Kirkus Reviews *
Author Bio
Lynne Withey's books include Voyages of Discovery: Captain James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific (1987) and Grand Tours and Cook's Tours: A History of Leisure Travel, 1750-1915 (1997). She has taught history at the University of Iowa, Boston University, and the University of California at Berkeley, and is now the associate director of the University of California Press. She lives in San Francisco.