My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams, edited by Margaret A. Hogan and C. James Taylor

“Generations from now, what will your personal writings reveal about you and the time in which you lived? Would you want them preserved, or destroyed? Former first lady Martha Washington destroyed most of her letters from George. Mother Teresa had not wanted her letters to see daylight. Fortunately, the illustrious Adams family of Massachusetts has been careful to preserve the remarkable correspondence of John and Abigail. More than a thousand letters exist, which have generated many collections since the first (severely edited) one was first published in 1876. Now, readers can enjoy a new view of these prolific writers who were so devoted to each other and to their country. “My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams” is an extraordinary set of 289 of their personal letters.’ Read the review at the Boston Globe.