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Tag Archives: Abigail Adams
Recommended: Biographies
For starters: My recommended Fiction books My recommended Non-Fiction books BIOGRAPHIES: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, by Joseph Ellis I’ve written a lot about Joseph Ellis’ work here. While I love David McCullough’s work so much, Ellis is … Continue reading
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Tagged A. Scott Berg, Abigail Adams, Alexander Hamilton, American Sphinx, Benjamin Franklin, Biography, Bruce Springsteen, Charles Lindbergh, Charlotte Bronte, David McCullough, Dean Martin, Edie Sedgwick, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ellen Terry, Elvis Presley, Emily Bronte, George Washington, Henry Irving, His Excellency, Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes, James Dean, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Adams, John Wayne, Joseph Cornell, Joseph Ellis, Marlon Brando, Mitford sisters, Montgomery Clift, Nick Tosches, Nureyev, Orson Welles, Oscar Wilde, Patricia Bosworth, Patricia Highsmith, Richard Ellmann, Ron Chernow, Sam Cooke, Simon Callow, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Jefferson, Truman Capote, W.B. Yeats, Zelda Fitzgerald
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Happy birthday, Abigail Adams
I grew up in a house where stories of the American Revolution were all around us. A living history. I grew up in a town where Washington actually slept. My family hails from Boston. I have cousins in Quincy. We’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
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Today in history: September 5, 1774
On September 5, 1774, the First Continental Congress convened at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia. It was a very stressful and dangerous time, and there was very little agreement among the colonies about what should be done. The Port Bill (closing … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, George Washington, John Adams, Martha Washington, politics
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Abigail Adams, as we all know:
— kept the farm running for decades on end while John was away — broke with Thomas Jefferson after a series of unfortunate events — couldn’t spell worth a lick — was a strict mother, especially to John Quincy — … Continue reading
Abigail Adams on her blackberry
Last night at around 7 p.m., Kerry and I were emailing back and forth. It was fast and furious and had to do with men and getting ahead of ourselves and various heartcracks and how we should do whatever Mike … Continue reading
“Yours, yours, yours” – Kerry O’Malley as Abigail Adams
Yes, yet another O’Malley cousin rockin’ the planet. My dear cousin (and friend) Kerry will be playing Abigail Adams in the Paper Mill Playhouse‘s upcoming production of 1776. A wonderful interview with Kerry here about the project. Good job, Kerry. … Continue reading Continue reading
February 13, three letters, one year apart:
On Board the Frigate Boston 5 O Clock in the Afternoon Feb. 13, 1778 Dearest of Friends I am favored with an unexpected Opportunity, by Mr. Woodward the later Man who once lived at Mr. Belchers, and who promises in … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Sharon’s Dead Boyfriend, George Washington
… who was born on this day in 1732. Thomas Jefferson on George Washington: The moderation and virtue of a single character probably prevented this Revolution from being closed, as most others have been, by a subversion of that liberty … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Founding Brothers, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Martha Washington, politics, Thomas Jefferson, war
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Today In History: Dec. 16, 1773
On November 28, 1773, the Dartmouth sailed into port in Boston. It was full of tea. There had already been trouble in Philadelphia when the tea ship had tried to unload its cargo. A ship had been blown away from … Continue reading