Descent from Glory Paperback by Paul C. Nagel

Product Details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press (1999-04-20)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 414 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780674198296
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

There has never been any doubt that the Adams family was America’s first family in our politics and memory. This research-based and insightful book is a multigenerational biography of that family from the founder father John through the mordant writer Brooks.

About the Author

Paul C. Nagel is former Director of the Virginia Historical Society, a trustee of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a cultural laureate of Virginia, and a contributing editor of American Heritage.