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Woody Holton
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Abigail Adams offers a fresh perspective on the famous events of Adams's life, and along the way, Woody Holton, a renowned historian of the American Revolution, takes on numerous myths about the men and women of the founding era. But the book also demonstrates that domestic dramas---from unplanned pregnancies to untimely deaths---could be just as heartbreaking, significant, and inspiring as the actions of statesmen and soldiers.
A special focus of the book is Adams's complex relationships: with her mother, sisters, and children; with her husband's famous contemporaries; and with Phoebe, one of her father's slaves. At the same time that John exhibited his own diplomatic skills on a better-known canvas, Abigail struggled to prevent the charitable gifts she gave her sisters from coming between them. In a departure from the persistently upbeat tone of most Adams biographies, Holton's work shows how frequently her life was marred by tragedy, making this the deepest, most humanistic portrayal ever published.
Using the matchless trove of Adams family manuscripts, the author steps back to allow Abigail to respond to her many losses in her own words. Holton reveals that Abigail Adams sharply disagreed with her husband's financial decisions and assumed control of the family's money herself---earning them a tidy fortune through her shrewd speculations (this during a time when married women were not permitted to own property). And he shows that her commitment to women's equality and education was intense and explicitly expressed and practical, from the more than two thousand letters she wrote over her lifetime to her final will (written in defiance of legislation prohibiting married women from bequeathing property).
Alternately witty, poignant, and uplifting, Holton's narrative sheds new light on one of America's best-loved but least-understood icons.
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- De Davis en 07-10-06
De: David McCullough
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Louisa
- The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
- De: Louisa Thomas
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 15 h y 42 m
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Born in London to an American father and a British mother on the eve of the Revolutionary War, Louisa Catherine Johnson was raised in circumstances very different from the New England upbringing of future president John Quincy Adams, whose life had been dedicated to public service from the earliest age. And yet John Quincy fell in love with her almost despite himself. Their often tempestuous but deeply close marriage lasted half a century.
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Insightful
- De Jean en 05-18-16
De: Louisa Thomas
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John Quincy Adams
- American Visionary
- De: Fred Kaplan
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 27 h y 39 m
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In this fresh and lively biography rich in literary analysis and new historical detail, Fred Kaplan brings into focus the dramatic life of John Quincy Adams - the little known and much misunderstood sixth president of the United States and the first son of John and Abigail Adams - and persuasively demonstrates how Adams's inspiring, progressive vision guided his life and helped shape the course of America.
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Destined by birth, mentored by greats...
- De Jonathan Love en 03-04-16
De: Fred Kaplan
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All the Great Prizes
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- De: John Taliaferro
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
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If Henry James or Edith Wharton had written a novel describing the accomplished and glamorous life and times of John Hay, it would have been thought implausible - a novelist’s fancy. Nevertheless, John Taliaferro’s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing figures in American history, and restores him to his rightful place. John Hay was both witness and author of many of the most significant chapters in American history - from the birth of the Republican Party, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War, to the prelude to the First World War.
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Almost a Five Star
- De Lulu en 12-22-14
De: John Taliaferro
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An Imperfect God
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Washington was born and raised among Blacks and mixed-race people; he and his wife had blood ties to the slave community. Yet as a young man he bought and sold slaves without scruple, even raffled off children to collect debts (an incident ignored by earlier biographers). Then, on the Revolutionary battlefields where he commanded both Black and White troops, Washington's attitudes began to change.
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Excellent handling of one part of Wahington's life
- De buffaloboy en 05-20-04
De: Henry Wiencek
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John Quincy Adams
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- Narrado por: Jeff Riggenbach
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A United States minister, senator, president, and congressman in turn, John Quincy Adams was one of the most prevalent and dedicated Americans in history. Drawing from Adams' 70-year diary, author Paul Nagel probes deeply into the psyche of this cantankerous, misanthropic, erudite, hardworking son of a former president whose remarkable career spanned so many offices.
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Disappointing
- De Michael Bellesiles en 02-24-11
De: Paul C. Nagel
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
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In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston brings vividly to life an extraordinary man and his remarkable times. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a great and complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era.
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A Man and Biography Relevant to Our Day
- De Darwin8u en 11-14-12
De: Jon Meacham
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The Loyal Son
- The War in Ben Franklin's House
- De: Daniel Mark Epstein
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
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Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America's founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness - even his grandfatherly appearance - are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. In The Loyal Son, award-winning historian Daniel Mark Epstein throws the spotlight on one of the more enigmatic aspects of Franklin's biography: his complex and confounding relationship with his illegitimate son, William.
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Gripping Narrative
- De Jean en 08-07-17
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First Family
- Abigail & John Adams
- De: Joseph J. Ellis
- Narrado por: Kimberly Farr
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of Founding Brothers and His Excellency brings America’s preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the American Revolution and the republic’s tenuous early years. John and Abigail Adams left an indelible and remarkably preserved portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: Both Adamses were prolific letter writers (although John conceded that Abigail was clearly the more gifted of the two), and over the years they exchanged more than 12,000 letters.
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"Real History"
- De leslie en 11-15-10
De: Joseph J. Ellis
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Alexander Hamilton
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 35 h y 58 m
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Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power.
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An Outstanding & Riveting Book!
- De Kevin en 03-04-05
De: Ron Chernow
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- Lisa Ott
- 11-03-23
Quite a story
I really enjoyed this book! I really enjoy history and liked the historical aspect of the story. I was interested in Abigail after listening to the First Ladies of the White House book! She is a fascinating woman and love she documented with letters through her life to understand her more?
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- Rj
- 07-01-16
A Woman of Moral Courage
I share Audible with my husband & this was my selection after completing John Adams by David McCullough. if you love history, you will appreciate every detail of this remarkable woman's life. Narrated in such a compelling and sincere style, you live each momenr with Abigail, her family & friends. I was deeply moved by Abigail's faith & loyalty to her husband & God. Like all humans, she was flawed but her goodness surpassed any shortcomings she had. She is someone I would have liked to have known persobally and counted as a close friend. An incredible woman for the time she lived in and the adversities she overcame!
The author, as a male but true historian, has done a superb job of capturing the true essence of her life as a woman in the 18th century. The narrator read this history like a novel capturing the subtleties & nuances that transported you into Abigail's thoughts and actions. I found myself laughing, crying, and applauding Abigail's moral courage. I will listen to this book over and over again.
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- Abbie
- 07-18-17
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Very engaging and well read! An excellent narrative of Abigail Adams' life through her letters and the broader scope of early America.
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- Maryanne
- 05-27-23
Well worth it
I give the narrator an 8 out of 10.
If your a fan of our founding fathers this book connects the dots and some missing information dealing many misunderstood situations of our history.
We also get an understanding of life as a woman in earlier times.
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- Jean
- 12-07-10
Too much minutiae
I just finished the first leg of this book, and while it's clear that the author has done an amazing amount of research, and it shows Abigail Adams as a formidable woman of great talents, I could do without the crazy amount of detail into each small aspect of her role as head of the household in John's absence. The part where she repeatedly asks John to send her pins so that she can sell them at a profit is too lengthy, and frankly, not that interesting. While it's important to record the ways in which she found creative means to increase the family income, the section on her investment decisions gets tedious after a while. An editor should have pared it. I agree with the reviewer who said going for the abridged version would be smart.
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- TravisD
- 02-28-13
Well Done All Around
Love this book. Well-researched, well-written and very well-read. Abigail was quite a figure of historical significance and very human character. What a life's story. Buy, read, learn.
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- Michael
- 01-14-10
A Remarkable Woman
Fantastic book...especially if you've listened to John Adams like I did. I must comment once again on the remarkable and mellifluous voice of Cassandra Campbell. As soon as I noticed she was the reader I was sold. I highly recommend that you look for her when choosing a download.
Anyway, Abigail Adams. What an amazing woman she was. This book presents the other side of the the John Adams story. How she coped and ran the family during his extended absenses as a career public servant.
It was interesting to learn how archaic society's view of women was during that time and how she struggled for her own identity within those constraints.
From the book, John Adams, and hearing about the love letters they wrote, I had the impression that life between the two was all lovey dovey but it really wasn't according to this. Additionally, the book details the sensitive perspective of the family trials and tribulations as they relate to family relationships. Again, from the John Adams book, I knew of the key personal tragedies but they were told from John's male perspective. Not that any of the events were less painful to him but they were written with less emotion that a female does (we're just wired different).
I was most impressed with Abigail's financial savvy and contribution to the family's wealth through investing and her own business. This woman could do it all...and she did!
Remarkable...a life well lived.
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- Detailed Shopper
- 01-02-24
Financial take on Adams's life
I hadn't known how clever Abigail Adams was with money. She used it to set her female relatives up with the closest thing to personal property they could possess.
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- Glenna
- 09-27-24
It was OK
It was boring and went on too long. I was done with it before it even got into the Revolutionary War part.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-03-25
Powerful woman in a pivotal time
Notwithstanding the cultural barriers of the day, Abigail Adams showed us the capacity of an intelligent and driven woman to build a beautiful family and material empire. That she played foil to one of America’s most influential men is no accident, and there can be no doubt of her impact on the best things that were birthed with the founding of The United States of America.
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