{"product_id":"my-dearest-friend-letters-of-abigail-and-john-adams-9780674057050","title":"My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Adams,John Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.38w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674057050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/21\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHogan, Margaret A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Margaret A. Hogan is an independent scholar and former editor of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor, C. James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - C. James Taylor is former Editor in Chief of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Abigail Adams \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897166413981,"sku":"9780674057050","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_67a0afe0-2665-4023-baab-a84f470bd88b.jpg?v=1778003327","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/my-dearest-friend-letters-of-abigail-and-john-adams-9780674057050","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}