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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Book opens with a detailed chronology of the life of Abigail Adams, the wife of the second president of the United States and the mother of the sixth president. Chapters chronicle the life and era of this spirited woman and include many excerpts from her own writings.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Woody Holton (National Book Award finalist for Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution) reveals that American icon Abigail Adams was far wiser and wilier than previously known.
"In this vivid new biography of Abigail Adams, the most illustrious woman of America's founding era, prize-winning historian Woody Holton offers a sweeping reinterpretation of Adams's life story and of women's roles in the creation of the republic. Using previously...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Everyone knew Abigail was different. Instead of keeping quiet, she blurted out questions. Instead of settling down with a wealthy minister, she married a poor country lawyer named John Adams. Instead of running from the Revolutionary War, she managed a farm and fed hungry soldiers. Instead of leaving the governing to men, she insisted they "Remember the Ladies." Instead of fearing Europe's kings and queens, she boldly crossed the sea to represent...
Author
Series
Abigail Adams mystery volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
©2009.
Language
English
Description
When a murder occurs in the home of their friend and fellow patriot, Rebecca Malvern, John Adams is accused of the gruesome crime, which was seemingly perpetrated to obtain a secret Sons of Liberty document. With both her husband's good name and the fate of the Sons of Liberty at stake, Abby must uncover a conspiracy that could cost them all their freedom--and their lives. Set in Massachusetts colony, 1773.
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