Synopses & Reviews
From his vast storehouse of knowledge about the Adams family. Nagelpulls out the feminine threads of that tapestry to write all about the Adams women, from Abigail to daughter Nabby, from Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of John Quincy, to Clover Adams, wife of Henry, with others making more than cameo appearances. They all lived exceptional, if not extraordinary, lives, in different ways.
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What a splendid, moving book!...No one who reads this chronicle of the remarkable Adams women will forget them, or look upon their time in quite the same way again. David McCullough
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A sensitive evocation of the lives of the Adams women...Deeply informative and a pleasure to read. -- David McCullough
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Nagel's research is assiduous, his prose fluid and compelling. -- Robert Middlekauff
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Splendid...[an] admirably, often eloquently, written book. -- The Village Voice
Synopsis
wife of John Quincy, to Clover Adams, wife of Henry, with others making more than cameo appearances. They all lived exceptional, if not extraordinary, lives, in different ways.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-302) and index.
About the Author
Paul C. Nagel is former Director of the Virginia Historical Society, a trustee of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a cultural laureate of Virginia, and a contributing editor of American Heritage.
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