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"6. “The Wife of a Man of Superior Talents”: Washington, D.C., 1819–1820". A Traveled First Lady: Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams, edited by C. James Taylor, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2014, pp. 216-264. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674369276.c7

(2014). 6. “The Wife of a Man of Superior Talents”: Washington, D.C., 1819–1820. In C. Taylor (Ed.), A Traveled First Lady: Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams (pp. 216-264). Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674369276.c7

2014. 6. “The Wife of a Man of Superior Talents”: Washington, D.C., 1819–1820. In: Taylor, C. ed. A Traveled First Lady: Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, pp. 216-264. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674369276.c7

"6. “The Wife of a Man of Superior Talents”: Washington, D.C., 1819–1820" In A Traveled First Lady: Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams edited by C. James Taylor, 216-264. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674369276.c7

6. “The Wife of a Man of Superior Talents”: Washington, D.C., 1819–1820. In: Taylor C (ed.) A Traveled First Lady: Writings of Louisa Catherine Adams. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press; 2014. p.216-264. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674369276.c7

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Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Foreword xi
Introduction xv
Note to the Reader xxiii
1. “All Was Joy and Peace and Love”: Youth 1
2. “An Object of General Attention”: Prussia 34
3. “Had I Steped into Noah’s Ark”: United States 86
4. “The Savage Had Been Expected”: Russia 144
5. “The Memory of One, Who Was”: St. Petersburg to Paris 187
6. “The Wife of a Man of Superior Talents”: Washington, D.C., 1819–1820 216
7. “I Am a Very Good Diplomate”: Washington, D.C., 1821–1824 265
8. “This Apparent Fate”: Retirement 326
Epilogue: Henry Adams on Louisa 362
Chronology 367
Acknowledgments 375
Index 377

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents ix
Foreword xi
Introduction xv
Note to the Reader xxiii
1. “All Was Joy and Peace and Love”: Youth 1
2. “An Object of General Attention”: Prussia 34
3. “Had I Steped into Noah’s Ark”: United States 86
4. “The Savage Had Been Expected”: Russia 144
5. “The Memory of One, Who Was”: St. Petersburg to Paris 187
6. “The Wife of a Man of Superior Talents”: Washington, D.C., 1819–1820 216
7. “I Am a Very Good Diplomate”: Washington, D.C., 1821–1824 265
8. “This Apparent Fate”: Retirement 326
Epilogue: Henry Adams on Louisa 362
Chronology 367
Acknowledgments 375
Index 377

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