01194cam a2200277 4500 178964288 TxAuBib 20070906120000.0 040429t20021981||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780743234436 074323443X ICrlF ICrlF ICrlF TxAuBib Withey, Lynne. Dearest friend : a life of Abigail Adams / Lynne Withey. Touchstone ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2002. ©1981. xiv, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "A Touchstone book.". Includes bibliographical references and index. Examines the public and private lives of Abigail Adams, wife of American patriot John Adams, discussing her long and loving marriage, and her support for American independence, women's rights, and emancipation, and including revealing excerpts from her correspondence. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adams, Abigail 1744-1818. Adams, John 1735-1826. Presidents' spouses United States Biography.