John & Abigail Adams [electronic resource] / a production of WGBH Boston ; written and produced by Elizabeth Deane ; directed by Peter Jones.

Publisher: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS, [2007]

ISBN: 1415716900 (downloadable video : OverDrive Video)
9781415716908 (downloadable video : OverDrive Video)

Subject: Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818.
Presidents United States Biography.
Presidents' spouses United States Biography.
Television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary Television. migfg
Biographical (Nonfiction) Television. migfg

Other titles: American experience (Television program).

Performers: Simon Russell Beale, Linda Emond, James Barbour ; narrated by David Ogden Stiers.

Target Audience: Age group: NR.

Notes: Downloadable video file.
Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 4, 2008).
Originally produced as an episode of the television program The American experience in 2006.
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Summary: Relying on the correspondence between the second president and his wife, this joint biography sheds light on the characters of two remarkable people and the tumultuous times through which they lived. In addition to a window onto the revolutionary era, John and Abigail's story provides an intimate look inside a marriage of true companions, for whom life included the great events of history, but also laughter, affection, and family tragedy.