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American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
Maybe someday
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Author:
Nina Sankovitch
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Date:
March 24, 2020
This historical account explores the intertwined lives of the Hancock, Quincy, and Adams families, and the role each person played in sparking the American Revolution.
What The Reviewers Say
Sankovitch highlights the significant impact of Braintree daughters and wives Abigail Smith Adams and Dorothy (Quincy) Hancock, among others, who shared their husbands’ beliefs, influenced their work, and endured their trials; she includes the challenges of loyalists Samuel Quincy and Jonathan Sewell (husband of Esther Quincy and close friend to John Adams).
... hugely enjoyable.
... reminds us that as momentous events unfolded, the stuff of daily life carried on—courtships, marriages, family gatherings; houses were constructed, careers furthered, gout and consumption endured by some.
Sankovitch lays out the evolution of eighteenth-century political thought and shows how it arose within these families and their interconnections. Students of American Revolution history will find a fresh perspective here. Maps and genealogies help orient readers..
