September 1930 Issue [Article] Portrait of an empty barrel Download PDF Adjust Share by James Truslow Adams, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 18th century 20th century Biography Biography as a literary form Colonial period (ca. 1600-1775) Governors History John Adams John Hancock Massachusetts Revolution, 1775-1783 Statesmen United States More from James Truslow Adams The crisis in character Our whispering campaigns The tempo of American life Adjust Share