Selected Letters of Abigail and John Adams

"America's first power couple," John and Abigail Adams enjoyed a relationship of mutual respect and affection. Their exchange of more than 1,000 letters -- from their 1762 courtship to the end of John's political career in 1801 -- covers topics ranging from politics and military strategy to household matters and family health. "An extraordinarily personal view of our country's founding." -- The New York Times.