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Awards
Overview""Fascinating...Gelles has provided a balanced portrait, and her mastery of the period's issues and history is evident on every page. Her treatment of the family... [is] written with understanding and sensitivity... But it is her strength as a feminist historian that makes her treatment of Abigail the most gripping... masterful and captivating."" -- Washington Times ""A landmark... Well-organized and expertly composed, the book is an impressive addition to the nation's written history."" -- Oklahoma City Oklahoman Readers who enjoyed Doris Kearns Goodwin's No Ordinary Time, Cokie Roberts's Founding Mothers, and David McCullough's John Adams will love ""this eminently readable... charming and sensitive, yet candid and unflinching joint biography"" (Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848) of America's original ""power couple"" Abigail and John Adams. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edith Belle GellesPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: Collins Edition: Large type / large print edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.712kg ISBN: 9780061668364ISBN 10: 0061668362 Pages: 660 Publication Date: 01 June 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEdith B. Gelles, Ph.D., holds degrees from Cornell, Yale, and the University of California-Irvine. She has taught at several universities and is a Senior Scholar at Stanford's Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. She lives in Palo Alto, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |