01142cam a2200277 4500 770797390 TxAuBib 20050823120000.0 010921t20011981||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780743229173 $25.00 0743229177 $25.00 NjBwBT NjBwBT NMPL TxAuBib Withey, Lynne. Dearest friend [Book] : a life of Abigail Adams / Lynne Withey. Sydney, 2001. ©1981. xiv, 369 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Originally published: New York : Free Press, 1981. Includes bibliographical references and index. Creates a portrait of Abigail Adams and her roles as a prolific writer, First Lady, fighter for independence and equality, mother, and wife and confidante of John Adams based on her letters. 20011030. Eleanor Steele Blocher Endowment Fund. Adams, John 1735-1826. Adams, Abigail 1744-1818. Presidents' spouses United States Biography.