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John Quincy Adams : American visionary / Fred Kaplan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaplan, Fred, 1937- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
- Adams, John Quincy.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 652 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780061915413
- 0061915416
- OCLC:
- 857356671
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