My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams

My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, our new edition of the correspondence between a pair of contenders for the nation's most famous husband-and-wife team, received a nice review in the New York Times Book Review on Sunday. Mary Beth Norton had the following to say about the dynamic duo:

From John’s salutation in the first letter — “Miss Adorable” — to the epilogue and his final signature in a letter to his son John Quincy about Abigail’s death — “your Aged and Afflicted Father” — the Adamses’ correspondence gives modern Americans an extraordinarily personal view of our country’s founding. 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.

And don't forget about the November 19th Faneuil Hall event, sponsored by HUP and the Massachusetts Historical Society,  which we're calling "My Dearest Friend: An Evening with John and Abigail Adams." The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature readings from the letters by the following political luminaries:

• Senator Edward Kennedy and Victoria Kennedy

• Governor Deval Patrick and Diane Patrick

• Former Governor Michael Dukakis and Kitty Dukakis

Our host for the evening will be WCVB-TV 5's Mary Richardson. Should be a great time, and you are invited, so come down! Event starts at 7pm; Faneuil Hall is located in the heart of downtown Boston, near the Government Center T stop on the Green Line.