The Adams Chroniclesseries
The Adams Chronicles
Chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman), grandson Charles Francis Adams, Congressman and Ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War, and much-heralded members of the fourth generation Henry Brooks Adams, the historian and author of the novel Democracy, and Charles Francis Adams II, the industrialist.
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Chapter 1: John Adams, LawyerChapter 1: John Adams, LawyerOpen episodeJohn Adams centers his ambitions on becoming a lawyer of repute and marrying parson's daughter Abigail Smith.
Chapter 2: John Adams, RevolutionaryChapter 2: John Adams, RevolutionaryOpen episodeAdams returns to Braintree after successfully defending the Redcoats, but Hancock soon lures him back into politics.
Chapter 3: John Adams, DiplomatChapter 3: John Adams, DiplomatOpen episodeServing as a diplomat in France with Benjamin Franklin, Adams earns a reputation for rudeness.