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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 overlooked documents from a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Abigail Adams: A great woman of the United States and its Revolution.
- John Quincy Adams: A man lucky enough to have her for a mother.
- John Adams: A man lucky enough to have her as a wife.
- Mary Cranch: Add a description of this character.
- Colonel Smith
- Charles
- William Smith
- Lovell
- Elizabeth Smith
- Royall Tyler
- Warren
- Thomas Jefferson
- Sally
- Louisa Catherine
- Betsy
- George
- Phoebe
- Parson Smith
- Richard Cranch
- Susanna
- Isaac Smith
- James
- Hamilton
- Caroline
- Thaxter
- Miranda
- Tommy
- John Shaw
- Benjamin Franklin
- Esther
- Elizabeth Shaw
- Johnny
- Gage
Setting & Locations edit
- Massachusetts
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- Braintree
- France
- London
- Europe
- Washington
- New York City
- Paris
- United States
- New England
- North America
- Weymouth
- Atlantic
- Great Britain
- Peacefield
- St. Petersburg
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Haverhill
- South Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Maine
- Russia
- Canada
- Amsterdam
- Cambridge
- Concord
- Medford
- Long Island
- Heaven
- New Jersey
- Richmond Hill
- East Chester
- Harvard
- Town
- Maryland
- Bilbao
- Chesterfield
- Providence
- Netherlands
- Salem
- Lexington
Authors & Contributors edit
- Woody Holton (Author)
Awards edit
- Bancroft Prize (2010)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.44092
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