Abigail Adams: A Brief Biography

Abigail Adams was born on November 22, 1774. She was born a the North Parish Congregational Church in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Her father was named Smith and her mother was named Elizabeth. Because of her mothers side she was escended from the Quincy family. A Quincy family is a well-known political family in the Massachusetts colony. Dorothy Quincy, wife of John Hancock was her causin from her mothers side of the family. She was a wife of John Adams and was the mother of her son John Quincy

John Adams, the second president of the United States, has been an important part of the American cause as a political figure, lawyer, and cabinet member (both the vice president and the president of the United States). Much of his life, he had been a literary phenomenon, a sincere friend, and a loyal husband. David McCullough, a prolific writer and historian, gives us insight on John Adams in his biography. John Adams is a long winded tale of a man who revolutionized the America that we revere today

Ellis, American historian and novelist has written many awards winning novels. One of his most recognized, “American Sphinx”, winner many prestigious awards such as the National Book Award for Non-Fiction in 1997, and the Ambassador Book Award for Biography in 1998. His Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation”, talks about the founding fathers’ interactions with each other in the decades that followed the Constitutional Convention of 1787. During the times after

"The Friendship". In "The Duel", the story of the legendary duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr is related in its entirety. It was by far the most prominent deadly standoff between two men in history. Ellis relates the background and brief biographies of the two men involved in the duel. He also reveals the context for the duel, a culmination of political and personal jabs at Burrs character by Hamilton. In fact these jabs held a good deal of truth, and finally resulted in Burr challenging

praised for influencing our nation 's independence. In history class we take notice of countless stories about these men. We are talking about George Washington our first president. John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts bay colony, John Adams, and William Pitt. Including, so much more essential man, however, we also need to take into account the stories of the wives of these men and other women who were caught up in the struggle for Americas sovereignty. Throughout the eighteen century

chapters and at the end it has a glossary of the technical terms that the book used. The preface of this book is written differently than the normal preface that I personally have run across. Usually, what I see in a preface is the author gives a brief explanation as to why they chose to write this book and then some very broad strokes as to the general concepts of the whole book. This book breaks that mold by starting off

The title of the book that I read is Thomas Jefferson by Norman K. Risjord. This book was published in 1994. The biography I read was Thomas Jefferson and it was very enlightening and informative. The story began in Shadwell, Virginia where Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 and raised until he was approximately 18. Thomas Jefferson’s parents were well off, but his father died when Thomas was 14. When Jefferson was 17 years old, he got permission to attend the College of William and Mary. Thomas