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This volume is published simultaneously with Abigail Adams: Letters, the first comprehensive collection of the extraordinary correspondence of Adams's wife and key advisor.

Get to know the founding father through his own words and writings, covering, among other topics, the lead-up to the American Revolution, the war itself, diplomatic efforts on behalf of the infant U.S., and the presidency.