Abigail Adams: First Lady of the United States: A Short Biography

By Doug West

Do you want to learn about Abigail Adams but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this short and concise book “Abigail Adams: First Lady of the United States” is for you!!
During Abigail Adams’ long and productive life, she had many interesting adventures and made many contributions to the young American republic, including the following:
•One of the “founding mothers” of the United States of America.
•Acted as a political advisor to her husband while he served as ambassador, vice president, and president, for the United States.
•An early advocate for the rights of women.
•One of the best read and most politically astute women in colonial America.
•Mother of the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams.
•And much more...
The book “Abigail Adams: First Lady of the United States” gives a quick reflection into the life and times of Abigail Adams. To illustrate the story of her life there are numerous pictures of the people, places, and events that were part of the life of the second First Lady of the United States. In addition, the book contains: a list of reference books for further reading, a timeline of Mrs. Adams’ life and events of that period of history, and a section that contains short biographical sketches of the key individuals in the book.

30-Minute Book Series
This is the 58th book in the 30-Minute Book Series. Books in this series are fast-paced, accurate, and cover the story in as much detail as a short book possibly can. Most people complete each book in less than an hour, which makes the books in the series a perfect companion for your lunch hour, a school project, or a little down time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug West
• Release date: Dec 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005491031

Doug West

Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.

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Abigail Adams:

First Lady of the United States

A Short Biography

By Doug West, Ph.D.

C&D Publications

Abigail Adams: First Lady of the United States

A Short Biography

By Doug West, Ph.D.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Early Years

Chapter 2 – The American Revolution

Chapter 3 – Europe

Chapter 4 – A Political Life in America

Chapter 5 – The First Lady of the United States

Chapter 6 - The Children of John and Abigail Adams

Chapter 7 - Retirement and Final Years

Timeline of the Life and Times of Abigail Adams

Biographical Sketches

Note on Quotes

References and Further Reading

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Additional Books in the 30 Minute Book Series

Preface

Welcome to the book, Abigail Adams: First Lady of the United States: A Short Biography. This book is volume 58 of the 30 Minute Book Series, and as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book should take less than an hour to read. Since this short book is not meant to be an all-encompassing biography of Abigail Adams, you may want to know more about her life and times. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. I have also provided a Timeline, in order to link together the important events in her life, and a section of the book titled Biographical Sketches, which includes brief biographies of some of the key individuals in the book. In the text, those individuals who are in one of the biographical sketches will have their name in bold print the first time they appear in the book.

Thank you for purchasing this book. I hope you enjoy your time reading about the second First Lady of the United States.

Doug West

December 2021

Introduction

The letter came in October of 1779 from the Congress in Philadelphia: John had been chosen virtually unanimously to represent the newly formed United States in France to negotiate a treaty of peace and commerce with Great Britain. Both John and his wife Abigail knew the perils of a winter crossing of the Atlantic—the seas were rough, and the storms were fierce. To add to her fears of his new assignment an ocean away, John was a man marked for death by the British as a traitor. She knew if his ship were captured on the high seas by a British man-of-war, he would die a traitor’s death. The war for independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain would