Who Was Abigail Adams? by True Kelley

Who Was Abigail Adams? Reviews

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  Montzalee Wittmann

  Who Was Abigail Adams? by True Kelley is a book that taught me a lot because I knew nothing about this strong woman. She was ahead of her times! She was alone and lost so much, I really felt for this woman. Great book.
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  Rachel

  I love these books. I know they are for kids but I learn so much from them.
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  Tina

  Behind every founding father are some pretty awesome founding mothers. Abigail, it took awhile but the ladies were remembered, many are still fighting the battle today.
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  Lazy Panda

  Very educational.
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  Pumkin pie

  I liked it! Did you know she was the wife and husband of a president? ❓
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  Bookbag_Betty

  
  

  
  
  Wild Colts Make The Best Horses
  
  Remember The Ladies
  
  ...But not more than half the time have we had the happiness of living together.
  
  I Am So Much Of A Coward Upon The Water.
  
  I Always Thought A Laughing Philosophy Much Wiser Than A Sniveling One.
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  Who Was Abigail Adams?
  The Right To An Education
  Young Abigail
  A New Family
  The Boston Massacre
  Trouble Brewing
  A New Country Is Born
  The Declaration Of Independence
  Still Apart
  New Laws New Government
  Reunion
  Politics
  What To Call The President
  Mr. President
  The President's House
  Peacefield
  The War Of 1812
  
  
  TRAVELED TO // Massachusetts, France & London
  MET ALONG THE WAY // Abigail Adams, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Mercy Warren, Thomas Jefferson, Nabby, Martha Washington,
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  Natalie

  I love the Adams.
  
  It started in high school when I read "John Adams" by David McCullough and absolutely fell in love. As I've mentioned in other reviews, I've never really been able to jump on board the worship train for other Founding Fathers because of their slaveholder status. It's just too hypocritical, so while I admire them for what they did for our country, I don't consider them my top heroes.
  
  But then, I got to know John and Abigail. And boy, I fell hard.
  
  Here were the people I was looking for! Hardworking, conscientious, brilliant, always trying to do the right thing. And they loved and respected each other. In a time when women were considered very much less than men, Abigail radiated strength and John cherished her. They were partners.
  
  Abigail was tough. She raised their children and ran the farm while John was off doing his politicking. She wrote letters and spoke her mind. She let Jefferson know exactly what she thought when he deviated from what she thought was appropriate.
  
  Abigail was an early champion of women's rights. One of my favorite tidbits was that she specifically wrote her will to make sure her female relatives got a fair share. And we can't forget her famous line she told John, "remember the ladies."
  
  Another great addition to this series!
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  Dan

  Abigail Adams was a well educated and busy lady. She wrote over 3,000 letters during her lifetime. Her Grandmother Quincy when referring to her voracious reading as a girl as "Wild colts make the best horses." She was encouraging Abigail's mother to let her keep reading. Abigail was bold in her writing to her husband John Adams when most women were subservient to their husbands. She wrote in one letter "Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors." She was referring to the Declaration of Independence asking him to remember women's rights. This didn't happen with that document and took until 1920 for the matter to be acted upon. Although she was a strong lady, when it came to voyages on ships she was quoted as saying: "I am more and more of the mind that a Lady ought Not go to sea!" She did this several times however. She helped her husband become president and her son John Quincy to also become president before her death. She was one busy lady packing up household after household and moving from place to place during her marriage to John Adams.
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  Brandalyn

  We checked out this book and listened to it on audio. The narrator's voice was clear and easy to understand.
  
  Review from the children (boy and girl) ages 10 and 8...
  
  "The only reason I didn't give it a 5 out of 5 stars was because there was too much dying. It was a good book but if there wasn't so much dying I would give it a 5 out of 5. There is a lot of action. It is very action-packed. It is educational and interesting. It would be so hard to do the stuff they are doing during war time. I wouldn't want to move as much as they did. They had to move a lot because of political business."
  
  Things the kids remember from this book:
  
  She was married to John Adams.
  Many of her children died.
  She and John Adams were involved in politics.
  She was brave, daring, and courageous.
  The Adams family a lot.
  Abigail was against slavery and was for women's equality and right.
  She had a son named John Quincy Adams who also became president.
  Their daughter's name was also Abigail but nicknamed Nabby.
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  David

  Who Was Abigail Adams by True Kelley provides an overview of the life of the second First Lady of the United States. She was a strong and independent lady who was sharp mentally despite a lack of much formal education. She supported education for boys and girls and was opposed to slavery, positions also held by her husband John Adams, the second President of the United States. While he was away helping to form a new government, Abigail took on the responsibility of running the family farm. She was also the mother of John Quincy Adams who later became President in his own right. For a quick read you are introduced to one amazing lady and can't help but recognize her contributions to the early formation of our government.
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  Shelli

  The Who Was…? biography series are perfect for elementary or intermediate age students interested in learning about the featured person for an assignment or just for an exciting read. The afterward portion in this edition has a timeline on one side showing key events in Abigail Adams life and the opposite page shows worldwide key events during the same time period. Making for an interesting comparison and will help readers get a better feel for what else was happening at those times; a cool extra feature I haven't seen in many books.
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  Katie

  These books are so popular at the elementary school library where I work, that I decided I'd try to read all of them this year. I picked this one first, because it came first in the alphabet, and it was really enjoyable! The book is written for children, so it's easy to understand and there are lots of pictures. I didn't even know who Abigail Adams was when I grabbed the book.
  
  She was a strong woman who supported her husband, John Adams, and her son, John Quincy Adams. She was ahead of her time. A worthwhile read.
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  Chris

  Love this series of books to help kids get a clearer picture of some amazing people from American history. It is great to see how influential a woman was during 1700s in Colonial America. Abigail Adams was an amazing wife, mother, and politician who helped her husband through his many trials and complications as both a founding father and as a president. Informative book about the life and times of Mrs. Adams.
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  Janet

  What a fascinating book this was. And what an amazing woman Abigail Adams was, though it is very short book it is very powerful.
  From the book;
  "She always thought first of her husband and family."
  "But she was strongly for the rights of women, for education, and against slavery. She had many ideas about what freedom meant." "She made sure her very important husband heard her."
  A very good read.
  
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  Kim

  Abigail was the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States. She was a woman ahead of her times. A go getter, letter writer, and believer of the rights of women and slaves. She was known as "Mrs. President" and advised her husband in politics. She and her husband were apart many years, she saw many of her peers and family die before her, she went through a lot of experiences in her lifetime. What an amazing woman.
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  AMY

  105 pages. Great biography of our second first lady. This was well-written and includes a lot of historical information as well as personal life history. I did not know that she spent so much time alone on her family farm while John was gone for so many years. I learned a lot about this famous lady. I would highly recommend it to upper elementary students.
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  Stephanie

  Very educational for my daughter and I. Since my daughter is doing long distance learning at home due to the pandemic, I decided to supplement this book into her current history lessons. It contains just the right amount of information to keep us entertained and wanting to learn more without being drawn out. I would highly recommend this for teachers and students alike.
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  Roger Flores-Chacon

  I chose this book because I wanted to learn about someone's life in the past that influenced the present and the future. The title does fit the book perfically, but I was quite surprised how Abigail Adams lived!
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  Brittany

  I haven't read many of these "Who Was..." books, and I was impressed. I did think some of the stories were out of order, told by topic instead of chronologically, which made things a little confusing. But otherwise it was good. 3.5 stars.
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  Katie Solt

  It was good book Lear all it good book for kids read
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  Erin Pierce

  Great short bio.
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  Barbara Lovejoy

  I never tire of learning more about this incredible woman. Children's books are a great resource! BONUS: I loved the appealing cover of this book.