John quincy adams jr biography by unger
John quincy adams jr biography
John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger - Publishers Weekly!
John Quincy Adams / Harlow Giles Unger
- Date
- 2012
- C2012
- 1789-1815
- 1825-1829
- Author
- Unger, Harlow G.
1931-
- Subject
- Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848
- Contents
- A first son for a founding father -- The seeds of statesmanship -- The land of lovely dames -- "He grows...very fat" -- Never was a father more satisfied -- A free, independent, and powerful nation -- A profile in courage -- Diplomatic exile -- Restoring peace to the world -- Stepladder to the presidency -- The great and foul stain -- The end of the beginning -- A new beginning -- Freedom is the prize
- Summary
- A towering figure in the formative years of the American nation, John Quincy Adams was the only son of a Founding Father president to become president himself, and the first one to serve in Congress after his term.
Pushed by his parents to climb to the heights of their ambitions, Adams surpassed their expectations, not only as president, but also as an ambassador, a powerful voice before the Supreme Court,