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Abigail AdamsWoody Holton (NBA-finalist, Unruly Americans) offers a sweeping reinterpretation of American icon Abigail Adams's life in this vivid new biography.Read More
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Washington Post, February 14, 2010
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Superior Telegram, February 5, 2010
...“Witch & Wizard†by James Patterson, “Peter and the Sword of Mercy†by Dave Barry, “Abigail Adams†by Woody Holton, and “Going Rogue†by Sarah Palin. New children’s books include: “Melvin’s...
Mobile Register, December 14, 2009
...easy are the operative words for these delights. Nonfiction “Abigail Adams” (Free Press, $30) by Woody Holton — “Remember the ladies,” she famously advised her husband, John Adams, as he and his compatriots were forging a new national...
Charlotte Observer, November 30, 2009
...thriller as 13-year-old Johnny Merrimon searches for his missing twin sister. Pam Kelley Biographies, Memoirs Abigail Adams By Woody Holton (Free Press, 512 pages, $30) This new biography portrays a woman who denounced sex discrimination, amassed a...
Book Reporter, November 20, 2009
...conflicted ideas on religion, African-Americans, money making, Europe, politics and family. In ABIGAIL ADAMS, by American history scholar Woody Holton, readers are given a vivid and complete picture of America’s second first lady. Abigail Smith was...
Hope Star, November 6, 2009
...University of Richmond history professor and author Woody Holton will lecture about his just-published Free Press biography, “Abigail Adams: A Life,” on Tuesday at the Adams National Historical Park. Here the National Book Award finalist tells...
Teutopolis Press, November 6, 2009
...University of Richmond history professor and author Woody Holton will lecture about his just-published Free Press biography, ?Abigail Adams: A Life,? on Tuesday at the Adams National Historical Park. Here the National Book Award finalist tells Patriot...
New York Times, November 6, 2009
...news and opinion, interviews with writers, regular raids on the Book Review's archives, and other special features. Woody Holton's book "Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution" was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2007. His new...
Rappahannock Record, October 28, 2009
... Woody Holton, University of Richmond professor and historian, will discuss his newly released book Abigail Adams at a Wine and Cheese Reception and book-signing at Belle Mount Vineyards at 5...
National Post, September 22, 2009
...other nine books chosen out of 138 entries include: Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution, by Woody Holton; The Reaper's Garden, by Vincent Brown; The Comanche Empire, by Pekka Hamalainen; The Sacco-Vanzetti Affair, by Moshik Temkin; Going...
PhiloBiblos, December 31, 2009
...David Liss, The Devil's Company and Michael Cox, The Glass of Time . Non-Fiction - Abigail Adams by Woody Holton (" review "). - The Case for Books by Robert Darnton ( review ). - The Book of William by Paul Collins ( review ). - Empire of Liberty by...
A Bookshelf Monstrosity, December 13, 2009
...Today in Literature . Literary Pic of the Day: Garth Williams New Book on my Radar: Abigail Adams by Woody Holton Hardcover: Nov 2009 512 pages. Summary in a Sentence: In this vivid new biography of Abigail Adams, the most illustrious woman of America's...
The Egalitarian Bookworm (Chick?)..., December 12, 2009
...Abigail Adams, Founding Mother , By VIRGINIA DeJOHN ANDERSON, a review of a new biography by Woody Holton. "In this account, the self-assertive wife of the second president often emerges as the dominant partner." If you're anything like me (or you've...
Steve Goddard's History Wire, November 24, 2009
...Abigail Adams by Woody Holton, Free Press '09, $30, 483 pages, ISBN #1416546804. Index, source notes, no bibliography, b&w images sprinkled through the text. Endpapers contain family trees of Smith and Adams families. Few...
Legal History Blog, November 8, 2009
...Johnson's The Battle for America: The Story of an Extraordinary Election. Gregory Cowles, " Stray Questions for: Woody Holton ," Paper Cuts, 6 November, interviews the University of Richmond historian, whose new book on Abigail Adams appeared this week....
PhiloBiblos, November 7, 2009
...As I wrote earlier in the week, I've been completely enjoying Woody Holton's Abigail Adams . I finished it this morning, and can only reiterate my earlier comments. It's one of the best biographies I've ever had the privilege to...
PhiloBiblos, November 5, 2009
...Just a quick note on why things are so quiet around here: I'm totally absorbed in Woody Holton's new biography, Abigail Adams (Free Press, 2009). It's as good a biography as any I've ever read; a really excellent and very new interpretation of the...
