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Louisa : the extraordinary life of Mrs. Adams / Louisa Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, Louisa author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
Description500 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
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.
Abstract An intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, who witnessed firsthand the greatest transformations of her time.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formBiography.
LCCN 2015510022
ISBN9781594204630 (hardcover)
ISBN1594204632 (hardcover)
ISBN1101980826 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9781101980828 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1410488144 (Cloth)
ISBN9781410488145 (Cloth)

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