Michelmore David L Editor (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The Number Line Indicates A Second Printing Of This Soft Cover Edition. Includes Index, Chronology, And Chapter Notes. Pictorial Wraps With Brown, Black And Red Lettering On The Spine. Tiny Creases To The Front And Back Lower Corners.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. "Heffron's account of Louisa's life and times has the narrative sweep of a 19th-century romantic novel, spiced with sexual mischief, political conflict and family tragedy. Her biography is nothing less than captivating, an engrossing read for both the serious history buff and the general reader alike." - Barry Alfonso, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 416pp. Brown hardback, DJ VG, index, chapter notes, chronology, b&w drawings, Louisa Catherine : The Other Mrs. Adams, biography of John Quincey Adams wife.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. ix, [3], 416, [4] pages. List of Abbreviations. Johnson Family Tree. Chronology. Notes. Index. The author died while completing work on this book. She was the co-founder of the Boston Biographers Group. She was a graduate of Smith College and earned a master of arts degree from Columbia University. She was press secretary to Rep. Edward J. Markey, 1979-80; associate director for media relations at the Harvard University News Office, 1981-89; and associate vice president for university relations at Binghamton University (SUNY), 1989-95. Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife and political partner of John Quincy Adams, became one of the most widely known women in America when her husband assumed office as sixth president in 1825. Shrewd, intellectual, and articulate, she was close to the center of American power over many decades, and extensive archives reveal her as an unparalleled observer of the politics, personalities, and issues of her day. Louisa left behind a trove of journals, essays, letters, and other writings, yet no biographer has mined these riches until now. Margery Heffron brings Louisa out of the shadows at last to offer the first full and nuanced portrait of an extraordinary first lady.The book begins with Louisa's early life in London and Nantes, France, then details her excruciatingly awkward courtship and engagement to John Quincy, her famous diplomatic success in tsarist Russia, her life as a mother, years abroad as the wife of a distinguished diplomat, and finally the Washington, D.C., era when, as a legendary hostess, she made no small contribution to her husband's successful bid for the White House. Louisa's sharp insights as a tireless recorder provide a fresh view of early American democratic society, presidential politics and elections, and indeed every important political and social issue of her time.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 432 pages. 9.25x6.13x1.13 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 416 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.