CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
The Ancestry, Birth, and Childhood of John Quincy Adams.
CHAPTER II.
John Quincy Adams studies Law—His Practice—Engages in Public Life
—Appointed Minister to the Hague.
CHAPTER III.
Mr. Adams transferred to Berlin—His Marriage—Literary Pursuits—
Travels in Silesia—Negotiates Treaties with Sweden and Prussia—
Recalled to the United States.
CHAPTER IV.
Mr. Adams' Return to the United States—Elected to the Massachusetts
Senate—Appointed U. S. Senator—Supports Mr. Jefferson—Professor of
Rhetoric and Belles Lettres—Appointed Minister to Russia.