John Quincy Adams : American visionary

Kaplan, Fred, 1937-

Book 2014

A brilliant combination of literary analysis and historical detail, this masterfully written biography of the much misunderstood sixth president of the United States reveals the many sides of this forward-thinking man whose progressive vision helped shape the course of America.

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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ISBN:

9780061915413
0061915416

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xii, 652 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-623) and index

Contents:

Hooks of steel, 1767-1778
A European education, 1778-1783
Slow voyage home, 1783-1787
Most beautiful and beloved, 1787-1794
Remember your characters, 1794-1797
Begin anew the world, 1797-1801
The white worm, 1801-1804
Fiery ordeal, 1805-1808
Paradise of fools, 1809-1814
My wandering life, 1814-1817
The terrible sublime, 1817-1821
The Macbeth policy, 1821-1825
No bed of roses, 1825-1829
The uses of adversity, 1829-1833
A suitable sphere of action, 1834-1839
Adhering to the world, 1839-1843
The summit of my ambition, 1844-1848

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2013035334

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1001510

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