Frank Carlson Library

A biography focusing on the early years of the parson's daughter who became the wife of our second president.

Portrays the compelling partnership and marriage of John and Abigail Adams that helped shape the United States from a British colony to a fledgling democracy. This biography is based on letters between them during frequent separations.

Chronicles the life and achievements of the wife of the second president of the United States.

Tells about the life of Abigail Adams, wife of one of America's Revolutionary War heroes and mother of the new country's sixth president, during and after the War for Independence.

Describes the young life of Abigail Smith, who married John Adams and ultimately became a First Lady.

John and Abigail Adams left a remarkable portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both were prolific letter writers (although John conceded that Abigail was the more gifted), and over the years they exchanged more than twelve hundred letters. Joseph J. Ellis distills them to give us an account both intimate and panoramic; part biography, part political history, and part love story. Ellis describes their first meeting as inauspicious--John...

John and Abigail Adams left a remarkable portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both were prolific letter writers (although John conceded that Abigail was the more gifted), and over the years they exchanged more than twelve hundred letters. Joseph J. Ellis distills them to give us an account both intimate and panoramic; part biography, part political history, and part love story. Ellis describes their first meeting as inauspicious--John...

"Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to 'remember the ladies' and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first First Lady to live in the White House! This biography tells the story of Abigail Adams and her role in America's Revolutionary War period"--