. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . IN PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMSS taste of war with France —the Boston raking Le Berceau. so IN THE HOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS 21 teaching school in Worcester. John Adams was born in 1735, in the right-hand front room in that little old house ; John Ouincy Adams was born in. HOW JOHN ADAMS HELPED MAKE THE FOURTH OF the Declaration of Independence. 1767, in the red house on the right. I dont know that, in all the world, Ican show you another scene like this — the birthplaces of two Pres
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . IN PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMSS taste of war with France —the Boston raking Le Berceau. so IN THE HOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS 21 teaching school in Worcester. John Adams was born in 1735, in the right-hand front room in that little old house ; John Ouincy Adams was born in. HOW JOHN ADAMS HELPED MAKE THE FOURTH OF the Declaration of Independence. 1767, in the red house on the right. I dont know that, in all the world, Ican show you another scene like this — the birthplaces of two Presidentselbowing each other, and standing all these years unhonored. Now, I believe,the design is to place both these historic houses in charge of societies fortheir preservation. The children stood silent awhile regarding these two unpretentioushouses, from which came two men so famous in American history — and thesetwo father and son ! Then Marian exclaimed : Oh, Uncle Tom ! Was nt it John Adams who was the sink-or-swim man ? There never was any such man, declared Bert. Our history teachertold us that was just a fake speech. Did he say fake, Bert? queried Roger. Uncle Tom was a bit puzzled at this irruption ; but he was accustomedto the unconventional speech of his earnest young people, and it speedilydawned upon him what the sink-or-swim man meant. Ah, I
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