In A View from Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe, Jeanne Abrams reveals how the journeys of John and Abigail Adams not only changed the course of their intellectual, political and cultural development―transforming the couple from provincials to sophisticated world travelers―but most importantly served to strengthen their loyalty to America. After just a short time abroad, Abigail maintained that, “My heart and soul is more American than ever. We are a family by ourselves.” The Adamses’ quest to define what it means to be an American, and the answers they discovered in their time abroad, still resonate with us to this day.