USED Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams

Author: Louisa Thomas

File under: Adams

ISBN: 9781594204630

Binding: hardcover

Section: Biography

Born in London to an American father and a British mother on the eve of the Revolutionary War, Louisa Catherine Johnson was raised in circumstances very different from the New England upbringing of the future president John Quincy Adams, whose life had been dedicated to public service from the earliest age. And yet John Quincy fell in love with her, almost despite himself. The story of Louisa Catherine Adams is one of a woman who forged a sense of self. and in this deeply felt biography, the talented journalist and historian Louisa Thomas finally gives Louisa Catherine Adams's full extraordinary life its due.