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Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the second president of the United States, covering his childhood, his marriage to Abigail Smith, and his role in creating the United States government.
22) John Adams
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Getting to Know
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 16 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An animated look at the second President, from his days skipping school and flying kites to his term of the new American Republic. A blend of historical fact, animated action, and music.
28) The Adams family
Author
Publisher
Literary Guild
Pub. Date
1930.
Physical Desc
vi, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Publisher
Mode
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
"Contains a complete performance of the title piece by Adams. Written for percussion quartets, this piece is presented without accompanying video images."--Perry Seibert, www.allmovie.com (as viewed on Apr. 12, 2007).
33) Abigail Adams
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abigail Adams offers a fresh perspective on the famous events of Adams's life, and along the way, Woody Holton, a renowned historian of the American Revolution, takes on numerous myths about the men and women of the founding era. But the book also demonstrates that domestic dramas-from unplanned pregnancies to untimely deaths-could be just as heartbreaking, significant, and inspiring as the actions of statesmen and soldiers. A special focus of the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A vivid portrait of a man whose pre- and post-presidential careers overshadowed his presidency.
Chosen president by the House of Representatives after an inconclusive election against Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams often failed to mesh with the ethos of his era, pushing unsuccessfully for a strong, consolidated national government. Historian Robert V. Remini recounts how in the years before his presidency Adams was a shrewd, influential
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to 'remember the ladies' and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first First Lady to live in the White House! This biography tells the story of Abigail Adams and her role in America's Revolutionary War period"--
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