Diary of Charles Francis Adams : Volume 4

Harvard University Press

Diary of Charles Francis AdamsAuthor(s): Charles Francis Adams, Marc Friedlaender, L. H. Butterfield\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Harvard University Press, United States\nImprint: The Belknap Press\nISBN-13: 9780674204010, 978-0674204010\nSynopsis\nIn these volumes the second decade of the sixty-year diary of Charles Francis Adams, the third of the familys statesmen, is begun. As was true of the two earlier volumes of the Diary, the section appearing here has not before reached print.\n\nCovering the period from Adamss marriage in September 1829 to the end of 1832, these volumes record the early years of his maturity during which he was seeking to find his vocation. Engaged in the day-to-day management of John Adamss business interests in Boston, he nevertheless had no inclination toward commerce or the active practice of law. Son and grandson of presidents, proud heir to a name already great and controversial in American politics, he also at this time considered himself not fitted .