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.

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.

Other HUP Books by Paul C. Nagel

• The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and Daughters
• John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life