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Louisa : the extraordinary life of Mrs. Adams

Call Number

  • 921 A2153T (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Penguin Press, 2016.

Physical Description

500 pages : portrait ; 25 cm

Summary

An intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, who witnessed firsthand the greatest transformations of her time.

Contents

  • Fraught with Bliss: London, 1775-1797
  • Life Was New: Berlin, 1797-1801
  • My Head and My Heart: Washington and Massachusetts, 1801-1809
  • The Gilded Darkness: St. Petersburg, 1809-1815
  • Narrative of a Journey: From St. Petersburg to Paris, 1815
  • A Little Paradise: London and Ealing, 1815-1817
  • My Campaigne: Washington and Philadelphia, 1817-1825
  • A Bird in a Cage: Washington, 1825-1829
  • Beginning the World Anew: Washington and Quincy, 1829-1836
  • In My Own Name: Washington and Quincy, 1836-1852.

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