My Dearest Friend

Letters of Abigail and John Adams

Abigail Adams, John Adams (Autoren)

Margaret A. Hogan, C. James Taylor (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

528 Seiten

2010
The Belknap Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-05705-0 (ISBN)

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Spanning nearly forty years, the letters collected in this volume form the most significant correspondence—and reveal one of the most intriguing and inspiring partnerships—in American history.

“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.”
—Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

In 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.

As 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).

Full 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.

Margaret A. Hogan is an independent scholar and former editor of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society. C. James Taylor is former Editor in Chief of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Foreword by Joseph J. Ellis Introduction Note to the Reader and Acknowledgments Courtship and Marriage "Love Sweetens Life": October 1762-July 1774 "The Decisive Day Is Come": August 1774-December 1775 Independence "We Are Determined to Foment a Rebelion": January-October 1776 "Kind Providence Has Preserved to Me a Life": January-November 1777 The Years Abroad "I Cast My Thoughts Across the Atlantick": February 1778-April 1782 "A Signal Tryumph": July 1782-March 1788 A New Government "The Most Insignificant Office": December 1788-January 1794 "This Whirligig of a World": February 1794-December 1795 The First Couple "I Am Heir Apparent": January 1796-January 1797 "The Chief Majestracy of a Nation": February 1797-February 1801 Epilogue: The Death of Abigail Chronology Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.2010
Vorwort	Joseph J. Ellis
Zusatzinfo	19 color illustrations, 9 halftones
Verlagsort	Cambridge, Mass.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 235 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-674-05705-8 / 0674057058
ISBN-13	978-0-674-05705-0 / 9780674057050
Zustand	Neuware