Adams, Brooks. Born in Massachusetts in 1848. Son of Charles Francis Adams, infra. A lawyer of Boston. Writings: The Gold Standard; The Emancipation of Massachusetts, a careful study of the evolution of religious freedom; The Law of Civilization and Decay, an Essay in History. See The Forum, January, 1897. Published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston; Macmillan & Co., New York and London.