A View from Abroad
Book description
Reveals how the European travels of John and Abigail Adams helped define what it meant to be an American
From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and later President John Adams lived in Europe as a diplomat. Joined by his wife, Abigail, in 1784, the two shared rich encounters with…
Why read it?
1 author picked A View from Abroad as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was acquainted with the story of John Adams’s and Abigail Adams’s time apart while John served as a minister for the American colonies in Europe.
It’s an inspiring love story that these two people, separated by an ocean, were able to keep their love alive through letters alone! But Abrams’s book was the first work I have found dedicated entirely to this long distance relationship.
Through in-depth research and lively prose, Abrams brings the pain of separation that both Adamses felt during these years apart, while expertly showing how they each found the resolve to contribute to the American…
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