Adams Family Correspondence, Volume 8 (Hardcover, New)

By early 1787, as this latest volume of the award-winning series Adams Family Correspondence opens, John and Abigail Adams were eagerly planning their return home to Massachusetts from Great Britain, frustrated by John's lack of progress in his diplomatic mission and anxious for a reunion with family and friends. Arriving in Massachusetts in mid-1788, they anticipated a quiet retirement from government service as they returned to running their farm. But they barely had time to settle in before they were pulled back into the public sphere by John's election as the first vice president under the new Constitution. Moving to New York City in 1789 with their daughter Nabby, and her family, John and Abigail found themselves once again center stage in American political life. The Adamses serve as prescient and thoughtful observers of the world around them, from the manners and mores of English court life to the political intrigues of the new federal government in New York. Beyond that wider world, however, these letters observe the more intimate domestic concerns of a New England family. With more of the forthright candor that marks the Adamses' correspondence, this volume offers a unique perspective on a crucial period in American history.

General

Imprint:	The Belknap Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Adams Papers
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	February 2007
Authors:	Adams Family
Editors:	Margaret A. Hogan • C.James Taylor • Jessie May Rodrique • Hobson Woodward • Gregg L. Lint • Mary T. Claffey
Dimensions:	248 x 165 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With printed dust jacket / Reinforced binding
Pages:	592
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-02278-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-674-02278-5
Barcode:	9780674022782

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