America's first dynasty
Subtitle: the Adamses, 1735-1918
By: Richard Brookhiser.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Adams family.; Adams, John, 1735-1826.; Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Family.; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.; Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886.; Adams, Henry, 1838-1918.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography.; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.; Historians -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In America's First Dynasty, Brookhiser tells the story of America's longest and still greatest dynasty - the Adamses, the only family in our history to play a leading role in American affairs for nearly two centuries.

From John, the self-made, tough-minded lawyer who rose to the highest office in the government he helped create; to John Quincy, the child prodigy who grew up amid foreign royalty, followed his father to the White House, and later reinvented himself as a champion of liberty in Congress; to politician and writer Charles Francis, the only well-balanced Adams; to Henry, brilliant scholar and journalist - the Adamses achieved longer-lasting greatness than any other American family."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-234) and index.