| Description |
xiv, 400 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"The history of my family is not a pleasant one ..." -- Beginnings -- Growing up -- Courtships -- Disappointments -- Marriages -- Quincy -- Washington -- Charles Francis -- Satisfaction -- Another generation -- London -- Struggles -- Tragedy -- Memory -- Charles -- Henry -- Brooks -- Endings -- Postscript. |
| Summary |
Family history of John Adams (1735-1826), second president of the United States, and of his wife, Abigail Smith, and of their descendants to the fourth generation--using family letters and diaries not available earlier. Charles Francis Adams, a grandson, said: "The history of my family is not a pleasant one to remember. It is one of great triumphs in the world but of deep groans within, one of extraordinary brilliancy and deep corroding mortification.". |
| Subject |
Adams family.
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Presidents -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0195031725: $19.95 |
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