. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . urth of July, 1826, died also Thomas Jefferson, hispolitical rival and successor in the Presidency, the real author of -thegreat Declaration. Well, do please set them straight for us, Uncle Tom, Marian re-quested. I know they were both Presidents, and that John OuincyAdams was John Adamss son. But just what did they do ? That should be easy to set right, Uncle Tom said. And as theyturned once more from the by-path that led from Penns Hill into Franklinstreet, Uncle Tom sketched the careers of
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . urth of July, 1826, died also Thomas Jefferson, hispolitical rival and successor in the Presidency, the real author of -thegreat Declaration. Well, do please set them straight for us, Uncle Tom, Marian re-quested. I know they were both Presidents, and that John OuincyAdams was John Adamss son. But just what did they do ? That should be easy to set right, Uncle Tom said. And as theyturned once more from the by-path that led from Penns Hill into Franklinstreet, Uncle Tom sketched the careers of the two Adamses while theparty walked leisurely back to the center of the town. John Adams, he said, was born in that little gray house to the left inthe year 1735. His son, John Ouincy Adams was born in 1767, in the oldred house to the right. John Adams was elected President by the Feder-alists in 1796. John Ouincy Adams was made President in 1824 by the% coalition which, later, became first the Whigs, and then the Adams died in the old mansion I shall soon show you at the other. SILHOUETTE OF JOHN Q. in the White House. 28 THE CENTURY BOOK 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 17/0 ; — 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 17/5, went on Uncle Tom; the speech on the first of July,1776, which resulted in the adoption of the Decl
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