Adams Family Correspondence
Adams Family / Martin, Sara / Taylor, C. James / Millikan, Neal E. / Norton, Amanda Mathews / Woodward, Hobson / Sikes, Sara B. / Lint, Gregg L. / Georgini, Sara
Volume 12 opens with John Adams's inauguration as president and closes just after details of the XYZ affair become public in America. Through private correspondence, and with the candor and perception expected from the Adamses, family members reveal their concerns for the well-being of the nation and the sustaining force of domestic life.