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Heir to the fathers : John Quincy Adams and the spirit of constitutional government / Gary V. Wood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wood, Gary V.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848--Political and social views.
- Adams, John Quincy.
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848--Quotations.
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
- Amistad (Schooner).
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- Political and social views.
- United States.
- Slave rebellions--United States.
- Slave rebellions.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Quotations.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 249 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2004]
- Contents:
- Chapter II Adams, the Constitution, and the Contemporary Scholarly Debate 11
- Chapter III John Quincy Adams, the Founders, and Slavery 25
- Chapter IV Jubilee of the Constitution 77
- Chapter V The Africans of the Amistad 147
- Chapter VI The Amistad Case 179
- Chapter VII The Legacy of John Quincy Adams 209.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0739106015
- OCLC:
- 52727293
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