Descent From Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family
by Paul C. Nagel
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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."Tags
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Good condition. Dust jacket shows some edge, corner, and spine wear including small tears. Book plate glued inside front cover. Edges show some light foxing. Pages are clean and bright; binding is tight.
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Paul C. Nagel has been a university professor, a college dean, and, for a time, Director of the Virginia Historical Society
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- Canonical title
- Descent From Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family
- Original publication date
- 1983
- People/Characters
- Abigail Adams; Abigail Brooks Adams (as Abigail Brown Brooks); Brooks Adams; Charles Francis Adams; Charles Francis Adams, Jr.; Clover Adams (show all 14); Henry Adams; John Adams; John Quincy Adams; Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams; Clara Louise Stone Hay; John Hay; Clarence King; Anna Cabot Mills Lodge
- Important places
- USA
- Dedication
- For Wilhelmina Sellers Harris
- First words
- Those who enter the private world of the Adams family must realize that no one was more fascinated by the story of John Adams and his descendents than they themselves.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)This time, however, it was the end of a great family story, for the next generation had no one like Brooks, Henry, Charles, and their famed forebears.
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