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Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman who witnessed the gathering storm of the American Revolution and saw the battle of Bunker Hill from a hilltop near her home. Through her letters to friends and family, Abigail Adams lives in history--and now in this award-winning biography by Natalie Bober. Black & white illustrations .

About The Author

Natalie S. Bober is an award-winning biographer and a historian with a long-standing interest in the eighteenth century. She lectures extensively, has taught and served as a consultant on the secondary and college levels, and was part of the Ken Burns film documentary on Thomas Jefferson. Her most recent books include A Restless Spirit: The Story of Robert Frost; Thomas Jefferson: Man on a Mountain; and Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction and the Golden Kite Award of the SCBWI. She resides with her husband in Westchester County, New York, and derives great pleasure from her grandchildren, who happily serve as readers and critics of her books.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (May 11, 2010)
  • Length: 272 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781439115497
  • Grades: 7 and up
  • Ages: 12 - 99

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Awards and Honors

  • Booklist Editors' Choice
  • ALA Best Books For Young Adults
  • CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Book in Social Studies
  • SCBWI Golden Kite Award
  • Boston Globe/Horn Book Award

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