5th - Revolutionary War: Home

This book opens with a detailed chronology of the life of Abigail Adams, the wife of the second president of the United States and the mother of the sixth president. Chapters chronicle the life and era of this spirited woman and include many excerpts from her own writings. Reference notes, bibliography, and index.

Abigail Adams lived through the Revolutionary War and became the First Lady of the second president of the United States. Though women of her time could not vote, govern, or own property, Abigail believed that women should not be ruled by laws they did not make. Although she did not see these rights come to women, she never gave up talking, writing, and perhaps most important, believing that women were equal to men. Her courage and strength enabled her to help her husband create a new country. She never fired a gun, but her pen was a weapon that helped win freedom for her country--and herself.

This latest addition to Harness's acclaimed picture-biographies portrays the life of James Adams, the nation's second president. Through Adams's eyes, readers witness the tension-enflamed streets of colonial Boston, the bickering Constitutional Congress, and the War for Independence. Full color. Maps.

This series explores the lives of American people who did great things for the United States. Learn about thee important people and what they were like. Read about the person's family, childhood, school years, working years, and accomplishments. Find out why that person will always be remembered.

An introduction to the life and career of the second president of the United States.

This biography is entertaining reading. Stories about Ross's Quaker childhood, her marriage outside her faith, her fear for her husband during the Revolutionary War, & meeting with Washington to design the first flag, are all part of the book. It includes a short author's note discussing historical evidence as to whether Ross sewed the first flag. Bibliography.

This biography is entertaining reading. Stories about Ross's Quaker childhood, her marriage outside her faith, her fear for her husband during the Revolutionary War, & meeting with Washington to design the first flag, are all part of the book. It includes a short author's note discussing historical evidence as to whether Ross sewed the first flag. Bibliography.