The Midst of Change.
The Civil War caught Americans in various stages of a profound economic transformation. Pockets of the nation, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest, had begun to industriali...
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Charles Francis Adams, Jr., was born in Boston on 27 May 1835, the third child and second son of Charles Francis and Abigail Brooks Adams. He was the great-grandson of John Adams, the second president...
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Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877: Business and Economy
Charles Francis Adams, Jr.