Descent from glory
Subtitle: four generations of the John Adams family
By: Paul C. Nagel.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: Adams family
Description: 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.".
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "The history of my family is not a pleasant one …"  3; title: 1. Beginnings 10; title: 2. Growing Up 32; title: 3. Courtships 56; title: 4. Disappointments  76; title: 5. Marriages 94; title: 6. Quincy 188; title: 7. Washington 135; title: 8. Charles Francis  161; title: 9. Satisfaction 182; title: 10. Another Generation 202; title: 11. London  220; title: 12. Struggles 239; title: 13. Tragedy  260; title: 14. Memory 284; title: 15. Charles  299; title: 16. Henry  322; title: 17. Brooks  342; title: 18. Endings  359; title: Postscript  380; title: Sources  383; title: Index   391