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Its headline finding was that Eleanor Roosevelt retained the top spot as America's best First Lady. Louisa Adams, subject of Louisa Thomas' biography, Louisa, The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams, placed 18th, a long way behind her mother-in-law, Abigail Adams, who ranked second. Jackie Kennedy completes the top three. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas (, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! In this deeply felt biography, the talented journalist and historian Louisa Thomas finally gives Louisa Catherine Adams's full extraordinary life its due. An intimate portrait of a remarkable woman, a complicated marriage, and a pivotal historical moment, Louisa Thomas's biography is a masterful work from an elegant storyteller.
Thomas rescues her subject by giving Louisa Catherine her own voice, but also by making this a love story. John Quincy thrived best with the support of Louisa Catherine. “Drawing on a rich trove of letters, diaries, and memoirs, historian and journalist Thomas has created an enthralling, sharply etched portrait of Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (), the wife of America's sixth www.doorway.ru effectively sets Louisa’s eventful life against the backdrop of a nation transforming itself, debating foreign and domestic policy, including slavery, which John Quincy vehemently opposed. 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. That voice resonates still. In this.
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