Abigail Adams: First Thoughts Life Letters Ofabigail Adams

by Edith Belle Gelles, Gelles, Edith B. Gelles

Twaynes United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805716483
• ISBN13: 9780805716481
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Studies Mrs. Adams' letters as literature

Abigail Adams: A Writing Life by Edith B. Gelles (Senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University) is a careful, articulate, scholarly analysis of the literary and historical work of Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams. Half biography, half literary criticism, Abigail Adams: A Writing Life studies Mrs. Adams' letters as literature and looks at her correspondence in-depth. A marvelous portrayal of a unique woman in America's history, Abigail Adams: A Writing Life is highly recommended for Women's Studies and American Literary Studies supplemental reading lists and academic reference collections.

Remember This Lady!

This was a great book to really get to see what went on in the life of a great American heroine, Abigail Adams. After reading this book to help with a school project on women in history, I thought, "Who was really wearing the pants in the Adams family?"