First Family: Abigail and John

by Joseph J. Ellis

Book Overview

The Pulitzer Prizewinning, best-selling author of Founding Brothers and His Excellency brings America's preeminent first couple to life in a moving and illuminating narrative that sweeps through the American Revolution and the republic's tenuous early years. John and Abigail Adams left an indelible and remarkably preserved portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both Adamses were prolific letter writers (although John conceded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307269620
• ISBN13: 9780307269621
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.7"