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Born in London in 1775 to a Maryland merchant and his English wife, Louisa recalls her childhood and education in England and France and her courtship with John Quincy. Her diaries reveal a reluctant but increasingly canny political wife. Her husband emerges in a fullness seldom seen—ambitious and exacting, yet passionate, generous, and gallant.

Diary and Autobiographical Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams: Volumes 1–2

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    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    Publication Date: 26/02/2013
    ISBN13: 9780674058682, 978-0674058682
    ISBN10: 0674058682

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    Book Synopsis
    Born in London in 1775 to a Maryland merchant and his English wife, Louisa recalls her childhood and education in England and France and her courtship with John Quincy. Her diaries reveal a reluctant but increasingly canny political wife. Her husband emerges in a fullness seldom seen—ambitious and exacting, yet passionate, generous, and gallant.

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