Four Generations of the Adams Family
2017-08-12T14:30:02-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMDFmXC8yMDE3MDgxMjE0NTEyNjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Boston Athenaeum and Boston’s Poets' Theatre presented a staged reading program in honor of the literary legacy of four generations of the Adams family. Based on the writings of founding father John Adams, his son John Quincy, grandson Charles Francis, great-grandson Henry Adams, and their wives and family members, this reading by three actors followed the family’s evolving concerns from the late 18th to the late 19th century.
The Boston Athenaeum and Boston’s Poets' Theatre presented a staged reading program in honor of the literary legacy of four generations of t… read more
The Boston Athenaeum and Boston’s Poets' Theatre presented a staged reading program in honor of the literary legacy of four generations of the Adams family. Based on the writings of founding father John Adams, his son John Quincy, grandson Charles Francis, great-grandson Henry Adams, and their wives and family members, this reading by three actors followed the family’s evolving concerns from the late 18th to the late 19th century. close
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