Louisa : the extraordinary life of Mrs. Adams

Summary: An intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, who witnessed firsthand the greatest transformations of her time.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101980828 (ebook)
ISBN: 1594204632
ISBN: 9781594204630
Physical Description: 500 pages ; 25 cm
print
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Fraught with bliss: London, 1775-1797 -- Life was new: Berlin, 1797-1801 -- My head and my heart: Washington and Massachusetts, 1801-1809 -- The gilded darkness: St. Petersburg, 1809-1815 -- Narrative of a journey: from St. Petersburg to Paris, 1815 -- A little paradise: London and Ealing, 1815-1817 -- My campaigne: Washington and Philadelphia, 1817-1825 -- A bird in a cage: Washington, 1825-1829 -- Beginning the world anew: Washington and Quincy, 1829-1836 -- In my own name: Washington and Quincy, 1836-1852.