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Dearest Friend
Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams | Lynne Withey
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The lively, authoritative, New York Times bestselling biography of Abigail Adams. This is the life of Abigail Adams, wife of patriot John Adams, who became the most influential woman in Revolutionary America. Rich with excerpts from her personal letters, Dearest Friend captures the public and private sides of this fascinating woman, who was both an advocate of slave emancipation and a burgeoning feminist, urging her husband to “Remember the Ladies” as he framed the laws of their new country. John and Abigail Adams married for love. While John traveled in America and abroad to help forge a new nation, Abigail remained at home, raising four children, managing their estate, and writing letters to her beloved husband. Chronicling their remarkable fifty-four-year marriage, her blossoming feminism, her battles with loneliness, and her friendships with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, Dearest Friend paints a portrait of Abigail Adams as an intelligent, resourceful, and outspoken woman.
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MallenNC
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My #PresidentialBookSwap package came! Thanks @maleahrae for two great books. I didn‘t expect two but these are both perfect choices. I can‘t wait to read them.

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MeJeMiller
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Legitimately good. Didn't feel like a "normal" historical narrative. Took me forever to read.

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Catching up in #jubilantjuly and #sizzlinsummerbooks : Day 3&4, Red, white and blue

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raelaschoenherr
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I read this biography as a teenager, but it's stuck with me ever since. I've always been fascinated by the wives of the presidents, and Abigail Adams is seriously one of the best. Way before her time, she was super smart and completely self-educated, an early feminist and supporter of slave emancipation. She and John were apart a lot, so they were prolific letter writers. #somethingforsept #nonfictionlove #septphotochallenge

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