Louisa : the extraordinary life of Mrs. Adams

Thomas, Louisa

Louisa : the extraordinary life of Mrs. Adams / Louisa Thomas. - New York : Penguin Press , 2016 - 500 p. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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


English.

9781594204630

2015510022


Adams, Louisa Catherine (1775-1852.)
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848.)


President's spouses---United States -- Biography


United States

E377.2 / .T48 2016b

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