Intermingled with comments on the great events of the day-the Battle of Bunker Hill, the vote for independence, the inauguration of Washington as president-are discussions of daily life, stories of neighbors and relatives, complaints about the high cost of living and laments over such family tragedies as a stillborn daughter and the deaths of parents. " provide valuable insights into the early days of partisan politics.The Adamses' correspondence gives modern Americans an extraordinarily personal view of our country's founding. "My Dearest Friend deserves a special place in the literary canon of the founding fathers, not only for recording the amazing relationship between John and Abigail, but also because of the rarity of the survival of such a correspondence.The Adamses' letters are so enjoyable because they offer a wonderful breadth of topics, breathlessly jumping between flirtatious teasing, gossip about friends and family, and philosophical and political argument."
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