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Profiles one of the most talented and compelling women in American history, provides a first-hand account of the American Revolution and the formation of the new Republic, and sheds light on the founding of an American dynasty
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About the Author
Abigail Adams is Phyllis Lee Levin's third book. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she has been a reporter, editor, and columnist for The New York Times. She was also a feature writer and editor for numerous Condé Nast publications. Mrs. Levin lives in Manhattan.
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"After 200 years, thanks to Ms. Levin, Abigail Adams can speak her mind to what will surely be a large audience."--The New York Times
"Abigail Adams has much to say to us about her world; Phyllis Lee Levin has helped her convey this in a compelling book and has produced a close and believable portrait of the woman within."--The Washington Post
"Full of wonderful, immediate dailiness, the biography . . . [presents] an altogether personal account of the events presaging and following the American Revolution, perceived by a woman with the ability to record and interpret her era for posterity with uncommon verve and wisdom."--Los Angeles Times
"[Mrs. Levin found] details that give impressive breadth and depth to her account . . . The frequent apt selections from her letters and other primary sources are woven into a narrative that is reportorial in tone, but always sympathetic . . . Levin's life accurate reflects the intimacy and expansiveness [of Abigail's] interests."--Christian Science Monitor
"In her biography, Abigail Adams, Levin goes beyond heroine worship. She underlines the bitterness of self-sacrifice to liberty's demands, the abuse from journalists, the physical and financial hardships served up to Abigail and her family as they moved from their quiet country life to European courts and the Presidential mansion . . . Abigail Adams is candid and perceptive."--Smithsonian
"[Abigail Adams] is a pleasure to read, and Levin's rich documentation makes this the most complete biography we have on this remarkable First Lady."--Betty Boyd Caroli author of First Ladies
"As wife of the second president and mother of the sixth, she was an intimate and enthusiastic participant in the founding of the new nation . . . Those readers with a serious interest in early American history will be attracted to [Levin's] book."--Dallas Times-Herald
"A biography that reads much like a diary . . . Levin's touching book presents interesting insights into the life of revolutionary America."--UPI
"One of the great women of the time was Abigail Adams, the strong hand guiding the Adams family . . . Abigail Adams was indeed real, and this biography brings that home to the modern reader."--Detroit Free Press
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0345354737
- ISBN 13 9780345354730
- BindingPaperback
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