| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 204 pages) |
| Contents |
[pt. 1.] Eighteenth-century letter -- ch. 1. Introduction: letters as literature -- ch. 2. "Remember the ladies" -- [pt. 2.] Confidential letter -- ch. 3. Bonds of friendship: the correspondence of Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren -- [pt. 3.] The travel letter -- ch. 4. Voyage -- ch. 5. "In the midst of the world in solitude" -- ch. 6. At the court of St. James's -- [pt. 4.] Historic letter -- ch. 7. "Splendid misery": Abigail Adams as first lady -- ch. 8. End of the story |
| Summary |
In this book, Edith B. Gelles asserts that Abigail Adams' vivid, insightful letters are ""the best account that exists from the pre to the post-Revolutionary period in America of a woman's life and world."" Adams' spontaneous, witty letters serve dual purposes for the modern reader: it provides an intriguing first hand account of pivotal historical events and it shows how these events from the Boston Tea Party to the War of 1812 entered the private sphere. Included in the book is a chronology, notes and reference section and a selected bibliography. This book will be a must for all scholars of |
| Notes |
Originally published as: First thoughts. New York : Twayne; London : Prentice Hall International, 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818.
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Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818 -- Correspondence
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| SUBJECT |
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818 fast |
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Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography
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Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Correspondence
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Presidents' spouses
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Personal correspondence
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136804878 |
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1136804870 |
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9780203827932 |
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0203827937 |
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