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Bezig met laden... Dear Abigail: The Intimate Lives and Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her Two Remarkable Sisters (editie 2014)door Diane Jacobs
Informatie over het werkDear Abigail: The Intimate Lives and Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her Two Remarkable Sisters door Diane Jacobs
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. I just finished reading, "Dear Abigail: The Intimate Lives and Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her Two Remarkable Sisters," and heartily recommend this book to anyone who would like a female perspective on the interesting times in American history leading up the the Revolutionary War throughout John Adams presidency. We learn so much about the great men of these times (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, etc) yet nary a word about the women of these times who made it possible for many of the political heroes to accomplish what they did for the newly born United States of America. This book provides a keen insight into what their lives were like, not only in those historic moments, but day to day, throughout many trials, tribulations and personal losses. The strength, accomplishments, and trying times of these three sisters and everyone who was close to them via a blood relationship or friendship makes for fascinating reading and provides an additional dimension and depth to the story of those intimately involved in the American Revolution and the birth of a nation. The day I was awarded this book by Library Thing was indeed a fortunate one for me.Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. I received this book months ago and really enjoyed it. I got very busy and could not write a review. But I really enjoyed this book. I loved the relationship between the sisters. Also, as silly as it sounds, I loved the illustrations. Some things fade with history and I loved that the author would name an object in the book and then show an illustration. This was a very interesting read and I enjoyed seeing history from the perspective of the sisters. Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. This was my first attempt at reading a historical biography but it wont be my last. Diane Jacobs did a beautiful job of writing this story in a way that really made you feel like you had gotten to know and become friends with the characters. Before reading this book I had no clue what an amazing and interesting lady Abigail Adams was, and I loved getting to know her through actual letters between her and her loved ones. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"For readers of the historical works of Robert K. Massie, David McCullough, and Alison Weir comes the first biography on the life of Abigail Adams and her sisters. "Never sisters loved each other better than we."--Abigail Adams in a letter to her sister Mary, June 1776. Much has been written about the enduring marriage of President John Adams and his wife, Abigail. But few know of the equally strong bond Abigail shared with her sisters, Mary Cranch and Elizabeth Shaw Peabody, accomplished women in their own right. Now acclaimed biographer Diane Jacobs reveals their moving story, which unfolds against the stunning backdrop of America in its transformative colonial years. Abigail, Mary, and Elizabeth Smith grew up in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the close-knit daughters of a minister and his wife. When the sisters moved away from one another, they relied on near-constant letters--from what John Adams called their "elegant pen"--to buoy them through pregnancies, illnesses, grief, political upheaval, and, for Abigail, life in the White House. Infusing her writing with rich historical perspective and detail, Jacobs offers fascinating insight into these progressive women's lives: oldest sister Mary, who became de facto mayor of her small village; youngest sister Betsy, an aspiring writer who, along with her husband, founded the second coeducational school in the United States; and middle child Abigail, who years before becoming First Lady ran the family farm while her husband served in the Continental Congress, first in Philadelphia, and was then sent to France and England, where she joined him at last. This engaging narrative traces the sisters' lives from their childhood sibling rivalries to their eyewitness roles during the American Revolution and their adulthood as outspoken wives and mothers. They were women ahead of their time who believed in intellectual and educational equality between the sexes. Drawing from newly discovered correspondence, never-before-published diaries, and archival research, Dear Abigail is a fascinating front-row seat to history--and to the lives of three exceptional women who were influential during a time when our nation's democracy was just taking hold. Advance praise for Dear Abigail: "In a beautifully wrought narrative, Diane Jacobs has brought the high-spirited, hyperarticulate Smith sisters, and the early years of the American republic, to rich, luminous life. A stunning, sensitive work of history."--Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra. "Jacobs is a superb storyteller. In this sweeping narrative about family and friendship during the American Revolution, Abigail Adams emerges as one of the great political heroines of the eighteenth century. I fell in love with her all over again."--Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author of A World on Fire. "Beauty, brains, and breeding--Elizabeth, Abigail, and Mary had them all. This absorbing history shows how these close-knit and well-educated daughters of colonial America become women of influence in the newly begotten United States. Jacobs's feel for the period is confident; so is her appreciation of the nuances of character."--Daniel Mark Epstein, author of The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The book coves the sister's lives from 1766 until 1801. Abigail's letters were, naturally, more prominent as she was the wife of our second president John Adams. All three of the sister's were progressive for their era. Mary was basically in charge of her village and Betsey founded a co-ed school.
An interesting fact that was revealed in the letters is that when George Washington was president he lived in a Phildelphia mansion that had an oval room. It was his favorite room. We now call the oval room that was built into the White House as the "yellow oval room" which is on the second floor of the Executive Mansion. It was built out of reverence for Washington. I am presuming that the oval office in the West Wing where modern presidents work was also constructed out of reverence for him but I do not know for sure.
When I picked up the book I knew that i would relish the history within its pages. I read slowly to savor the words and I was not disappointed. I highly, highly recommend this book. ( )