Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution

By Natalie S. Bober

Book Overview

The wife of one president and the mother of another, Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman in her own right. She experienced the gathering storm of the Revolutionary War and saw the battle of Bunker Hill from a hilltop near her home. The letters written by Abigail Adams to her friends and family bring the Revolutionary period alive, mingling details of everyday life with the momentous events of her time. Abigail Adams is given her own place in history in this award-winning biography, which captures the personality of its subject and the time in which she lived.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689819161
• ISBN13: 9780689819162
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great biography!

While this is definitely a popularized account, this is a great biography of Abigail Adams. It is easy to ready and very accurate. It is a great book to use in class at an introductory level.

Everything You Want to Know about Abigail Adams

I find that when one reads a biography of this size, one also reads "little" biographies of other people in their life. Here, Natalie S. Bober has minimized the little biographies and kept the focus on Abigail Adams. I think that for the average person, this book is the only one you'll ever need to know. It has just the right amount of information to write a fully-informed report or paper, but Bober has kept it fresh and interesting. A good place to begin or continue research on one of the greatest American women in history.

Lovely

Abigail Adams was a lady far ahead of her times. While she never thought women should run the most important things, she did feel that everyone should have certain rights-thoughts shared with her friend Thomas Jefferson. Bober does a wonderful job of showing the pain of separation Adams felt, her wanting for her husband of sons, and the sorrow she felt as all those she loved slowly passed away. But through it all, Abbey was willing to sacrifice it all for her country. Abbey should stand as a role model for us all.

Abigail Adams', life, presented as it was here, touched me

It touched my inner soul and heart. The authors tender care and indicated admiration for Mrs. Adams truly shines through. The author presents her lovely and harsh at the same time life in a way that gives you a new way of thinking. You have to truly admire Abigail Adams and reserve a place in your heart and in your mind for the caress of Abagail Adams pen to paper.