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Wife of one president and mother of another, Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman at the center of Americas most tumultuous era. A tireless writer, her penetrating and often caustic impressions of most of the major persons of her day, including Benjamin Franklin, George and Martha Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, give one of the best accounts of the American Revolution.This brilliant and revealing study is the perfect companion to John Adams by David McCullough. Incorporating scrupulous documentation, thorough research conducted over 14 years, and the words of Abigail herself, Phyllis Lee Levin has written a fascinating and definitive biography of the mother of American history.Levin, Phyllis Lee is the author of 'Abigail Adams A Biography' with ISBN 9780312291686 and ISBN 031229168X.
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