Contents

• Descriptive List of Illustrations ix
• Introduction xv
  • 1. Charles Francis Adams as a Diarist xv
  • 2. Charles Francis Adams’ Diary: The Manuscripts xxxiv
  • 3. The Editorial Method xl
• Acknowledgments xlvii
• Guide to Editorial Apparatus li
  • 1. Textual Devices li
  • 2. Adams Family Code Names li
  • 3. Descriptive Symbols liii
  • 4. Location Symbols liv
  • 5. Other Abbreviations and Conventional Terms liv
  • 6. Short Titles of Works Frequently Cited lvi
• Diary of Charles Francis Adams, January 1820–June 1825 1