adams, john

In 1800, thirteen-year-old Hannah Cooper works as a servant for Abigail Adams. Hannah corresponds with her printer brother, Daniel, about President Adams's run for re-election against Thomas Jefferson, the newly constructed White House, and life in the President's household.

Describes how their different political views caused friends Thomas Jefferson and John Adams to become rivals, until they learned to set aside their differences for the sake of their friendship.

A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.

Traces the origins of the Declaration of Independence, exploring the document's conception, drafting, ratification, and influence on the American people and government.

"Rush Revere and his friends head back in time to the early days of our independent nation to watch the Founding Fathers create the leadership we needed for our future"--Dust jacket.

Discusses the professional and personal relations between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

Learn about the powerful people who guided the nation through the revolution and the new nation.

Presents a brief biography of Abigail Adams, discussing her role in the history of the United States, such as the fact that she was the wife of one president and became the mother of another.

Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that eventually escalates into the massacre of March 5, 1770.