Joseph J. Ellis

Presents a narrative profile of the second president and his wife that traces their more than fifty-year partnership in such areas as civic and foreign affairs.

Abigail and John

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Jeni Enjaian

I absolutely loved this book. Here's yet another example of a much better work of history than "The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage." Ellis demonstrates how to write about the marriage of a famous historical couple without delving into hypothesis and speculation.
Granted, Ellis had a lot more historical documents and other evidence to work with. I love the fact that the Adams specifically retained their letters, even going so far as to write multiple copies. (This, as opposed to Martha Washington burning her entire correspondence with George.)
I haven't thought out this review as well as the book deserves.
I will state that it is well written with only occasional "cringe" moments. (For me, those are moments in the book where I cringe because the author has veered slightly...or sometimes much more than slightly...off the path of excellent historiography. No author is perfect. All historical works will have these moments.)
I like it so much that not only do I recommend it, but I also plan to add it to my wish list for my own personal library.

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