. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . K OF FAMOUS AMERICANS end of town, on the Fourth of July, 1826; John Ouincy Adams died inthe Capitol at Washington, on the 23d of February, 1848. John Adams wasbold, outspoken, upright, and true. He always had what is called the cour-age of his convictions ; but he was sometimes conceited, long-winded, andbrusque. He was a great reader, a vigorous writer, and always a acts of his life that most entitle him to fame were his defense of theBritish soldiers, unwisely tried for murder,
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . K OF FAMOUS AMERICANS end of town, on the Fourth of July, 1826; John Ouincy Adams died inthe Capitol at Washington, on the 23d of February, 1848. John Adams wasbold, outspoken, upright, and true. He always had what is called the cour-age of his convictions ; but he was sometimes conceited, long-winded, andbrusque. He was a great reader, a vigorous writer, and always a acts of his life that most entitle him to fame were his defense of theBritish soldiers, unwisely tried for murder, after the so-called Boston mas-sacre of 1770 ; — Thats what that slate-pencil monument on Boston Common is for,you know, whispered Roger to Jack. — the proposing of Washington as commander-in-chief of the Amer-ican Army in 1775, went on Uncle Tom; the speech on the first of July,1776, which resulted in the adoption of the Declaration of Independence;the recognition by Holland of the new nation of the United States of Amer-ica, and the Dutch loan, which put money in the pocket of the young re-. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, QUINCY, MASS. public — both of these being secured by him in 1782 ; the great treaty withEngland, which he achieved in 1783; his patriotic keeping the peacewith France, as President, in 1800, when every one was shouting for war;and lastly, his struggle for religious liberty in Massachusetts in 1820, whenhe was an old man of eighty-five. Few men, boys and girls, can showa better credit side on the ledger of fame than this honest, stanch, stout,fussy, hot-tempered, but always fine old patriot, John Adams of Ouincy,second President of the United States. IN THE HOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS 29 That is a pretty good record, I tell you, commented Bert, enthusiasti-cally, while Jack doffed his hat, in sight of the gilded dome, and exclaimed, Three cheers for the Father of the Fourth of July ! That gilded dome, which had so frequently attracted their notice in Ouincytown, toppe
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