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Title: The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams by Lester J. Cappon ISBN: 0-8078-4230-3 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: September, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.83 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Two of Americas greatest minds in their own words
Comment: What a joy it is to read the correspondence between two of America's greatest founding fathers. Through this collection of letters we begin to get into the minds of men who created and shaped this nation. We read of their dreams, expectations and fears for this new nation as well as typical correspondence between friends. That is when they were talking to each other. When the two men weren't, Abigail continued to write Jefferson to try and heal the breach. My favorite letter is from John Adams to Jefferson to tell him to stop writing his wife. This is a book for anyone who loves the human side of history and enjoys getting to know the real people behind the legends. I first read it in college, and then spent ten years trying to find it again. Now that I have, it will never leave my bookshelf.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Adams-Jefferson Letters
Comment: The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams edited by Lester J. Cappon is a remarkable book containing letter correspondence of the time when the United States was being formed and for fifty more years.
It is very interesting to read their letters to find out what really was on their minds concerning issues of the day. Americana at its best is what you come away with after reading these letters. The letters are in chronological order and are placed in order of response to the letter sent. Thomas Jefferson was a very prolific letter writer and the subjects the he discussed with John Adams vary greatly, but that is what made these letters very interesting. Also, the depth and the detail of the letters is remarkable.
Abigail Adams for a woman of her time was well versed and her letters to both Jefferson and her husband showed character, wit, and resolve. She was well aware of what was going on around her and you could tell by her letters that she loved her husband while he was away in the duty of his country.
This collection of letters is a real treasure, if you read or study the American Revolution, you have to own this book. This makes an excellent reference volume to fall back on when you get to the footnotes and want a more detailed reference, you can with these letters readily at hand.
I would recommend this volume for your home library.
Rating: 5
Summary: Letters worthy of their Authors
Comment: There is no substitute for the real thing... As successful as McCullough, Ellis, Wood, or any author may be at recreating and judging their lives and times, you cannot know them better than by reading their words. While I don't recommend this as an introduction of any of the three characters (Feminists be warned! Abigail is barely a feminist and gets short treatment since she wrote far fewer letters to Jefferson than John), it offers a leap in understanding for anyone who has a rudimentary background in the period.
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Title: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis ISBN: 0679764410 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 07 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Book of Abigail and John: Selected Letters of the Adams Family, 1762-1784 by John Adams, L. H. Butterfield, Marc Friedlaender, Mary-Jo Kline, Abigail S. Adams ISBN: 1555535224 Publisher: Northeastern University Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Letters of John and Abigail Adams by John Adams, Frank Shuffleton, Abigail Adams, Frank Shuffelton ISBN: 0142437115 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams by Joseph J. Ellis ISBN: 0393311333 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis ISBN: 0375705244 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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