Woody Holton
A Cappella Books, dissabte, febrer 20, 2010 a les 5pm
Woody Holton signa Abigail Adams.
Abigail Adams is perhaps best remembered for requesting that her husband, the not–yet–president John Adams, "remember the ladies" as he helped forge a new government in 1776. This famous private letter has turned Adams into a feminist icon, and while here she may have been specifically referring to domestic violence, in other letters she expressed what is often seen as a progressive, enlightened view that women should be equally educated with men and allowed to engage in business and control their own finances. This aspect of Adams's biography is well-known. But less so are her 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. If you cannot attend the reading, but would like a signed copy of Abigail Adams, you may reserve it at http://www.acappellabooks.com/ev_holton.asp. (jasbro)… (més)
Abigail Adams is perhaps best remembered for requesting that her husband, the not–yet–president John Adams, "remember the ladies" as he helped forge a new government in 1776. This famous private letter has turned Adams into a feminist icon, and while here she may have been specifically referring to domestic violence, in other letters she expressed what is often seen as a progressive, enlightened view that women should be equally educated with men and allowed to engage in business and control their own finances. This aspect of Adams's biography is well-known. But less so are her 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. If you cannot attend the reading, but would like a signed copy of Abigail Adams, you may reserve it at http://www.acappellabooks.com/ev_holton.asp. (jasbro)… (més)
Lloc de l'esdeveniment: Opal Gallery (adjacent to the bookstore), 484 Moreland Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307
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