In these volumes the second decade of the sixty-year "diary of Charles Francis Adams," the third of the family's statesmen, is begun. As was true of the two earlier volumes of the Diary, the section appearing here has not before reached print.
Covering the period from Adams' marriage in September '829 to the end of 832, these volumes record th early years of his maturity during which he was seeking to find his vocation. Engaged in the day-to-day management of John Adams' business interests in Boston and, neverthess had no inclination toward commerce or the active practice of law. Son ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Date Published: 11-30-81
ISBN-13:9780674204010ISBN:0674204018
Description: FINE. Note-crisp 2-vol hardcover set with light shelfwear to the dust jackets & some spotting to edges-unmarked except for price blacked-out on front free endpaperrs-vols 3 & 4 (1829-1832 + index) 4.99 lbs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780674204010ISBN:0674204018
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0674204018. 2 volumes (2 books); stamp on front fly-leaf and top edge, otherwise text clean, tight, bright; Adams Papers; 3.12 x 10.37 x 7.1 Inches; 1007 pages. read more
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