America's first dynasty

the Adamses, 1735-1918

by Richard Brookhiser

2002 456 pages eng

"The Adams family saga satisfies our curiosity about famous figures, which is part gossip a venerable genre, from Suetonius to People part identification," writes Brookhiser in his introduction to this quartet of lively profiles of four generations of Adamses: John, the second president; his son, Jo…