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(0)Michael S. Adler
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"John Adams was an American patriot and Founding Father, and Abigail, his wife, was his most trusted adviser for more than fifty years. While John served in both Continental Congresses, Abigail managed their farm within earshot of cannon fire. She later advised her husband through amusing letters as he served as our first ambassador to Great Britain. And when John was elected America's first vice president and our second president, Abigail vowed to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Known as the Father of the Constitution, James Madison served two terms as the fourth president, from 1809 until 1817. Determined that all Americans be treated fairly, he devised our three branches of government and drafted the Bill of Rights. When the British set fire to Washington D.C. in 1814, his wife Dolley saved one of our country's greatest treasures, a portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart which now hangs in the Smithsonian Institution,...