Nothing Happened on the Fourth
Step away from the grill: Bestselling historian Joseph Ellis says we're celebrating our nation's independence on the wrong day. How history screwed up the date.
The Original Power Couple
Dr. Edith Gelles began her research into the Adamses over thirty years ago and is the author of two books about Abigail for the academic market: Portia: The World of Abigail Adams, a co-winner of the American Historical Association’s Herbert Feis Award, and Abigail Adams: A Writing Life, an examination of Abigail’s life through her letters. She lives in Palo Alto, California.
Before Beyoncé and Jay-Z and Bill and Hillary, there was John and Abigail Adams. In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, Edith B. Gelles paints a portrait of two partners in revolution.
Presidential Drag Gallery
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