Collects excerpts from the diaries and memoirs of Louisa Catherine Adams that recount her life, from her early years in London and Paris, her time in the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg, and her years with John Quincy Adams in Washington.
Hogan and Taylor edit this compilation of the writings of Louisa Catherine Adams, who bears the distinction of being the daughter-in-law of President John Adams, wife of President John Quincy Adams, and only foreign-born First Lady. The editors' introduction presents the context and reliability of the various writings, which consist of some autobiographical memoirs and many diaries and present a striking gap over the White House years. The writings themselves are presented in chronological order according to the period they describe, with some of the non-diary pieces having been written significantly after the fact. The pieces are also tagged by geography, with sections pertaining to Prussia, early experience of the United States, Russia, a trek from St. Petersburg to Paris, and Washington, D.C. The text is followed by an epilogue from Louisa's grandson Henry Adams, and a chronology of her life. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Congress adjourned on 18 May 1852 for Louisa Catherine Adams's funeral, according her an honor never before offered a first lady. But her life and influence merited this extraordinary tribute. She had been first the daughter-in-law and then the wife of a president. She had assisted her husband as a diplomat at three of the major capitals of Europe. She had served as a leading hostess and significant figure in Washington for three decades. And yet, a century and a half later, she is barely remembered.A Traveled First Lady: Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams seeks to correct that oversight by sharing Adams's remarkable experiences in her own words.
These excerpts from diaries and memoirs recount her early years in London and Paris (to this day she is the only foreign-born first lady), her courtship and marriage to John Quincy Adams, her time in the lavish courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg as a diplomat's wife, and her years aiding John Quincy's political career in Washington. Emotional, critical, witty, and, in the Adams tradition, always frank, her writings draw sharp portraits of people from every station, both servants and members of the imperial court, and deliver clear, well-informed opinions about the major issues of her day.
Telling the story of her own life, juxtaposed with rich descriptions of European courts, Washington political maneuvers, and the continuing Adams family drama, Louisa Catherine Adams demonstrates why she was once considered one of the preeminent women of the nineteenth century.
Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remembered today.
A Traveled First Lady (with Foreword by Laura Bush) corrects this oversight, by sharing Adams's remarkable story in her own words.
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