Louisa; The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
New York: Penguin Press, 2016. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 500 pages. Frontis illustration. Notes. Index. Ink addition to Index at page 489. The author graduated from Harvard University. Thomas is a contributor to the New Yorker?s website, a former writer and editor for ESPN?s Grantland , and a former fellow at New America. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue , The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker , The Paris Review , and other places. She s the daughter of journalist and Newsweek editor Evan Thomas. Louisa Catherine Johnson was raised in circumstances very different from the New England upbringing of the future president John Quincy Adams, whose life had been dedicated to public service from the earliest age. And yet John Quincy fell in love with her, almost despite himself. They lived in Prussia, Massachusetts, Washington, Russia, and England, at royal courts, on farms, in cities, and in the White House. Louisa saw more of Europe and America than nearly any other woman of her time. The other members of the Adams family could take their identity for granted?they were Adamses; they were Americans?but she had to invent her own. The story of Louisa Catherine Adams is one of a woman who forged a sense of self. As the country her husband led found its place in the world, she found a voice. Historian Louisa Thomas finally gives Louisa Catherine Adams's full extraordinary life its due. An intimate portrait of a remarkable woman and a pivotal historical moment, Louisa Thomas's biography is a masterful work from an elegant storyteller. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: John Quincy Adams, Louisa Adams, Charles Francis Adams, Slavery, Elections, War of 1812
ISBN: 9781594204630
[Book #78343]
Price: $30.00