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Pages: 432
Pages: 432
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-05 - Publisher: Knopf
February 21, 1848, the House of Representatives, Washington D.C.: Congressman John Quincy Adams, rising to speak, suddenly collapses at his desk; two days later
Language: en
Pages: 387
Pages: 387
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-04 - Publisher: Da Capo Press
He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War. He negotiated an end
Language: en
Pages: 571
Pages: 571
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-06 - Publisher: Harper Collins
“There is much to praise in this extensively researched book, which is certainly one of the finest biographies of a sadly underrated man. . . . [Kaplan is] a
Language: en
Pages: 641
Pages: 641
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-22 - Publisher:
Drawing on Adams' diary, letters, and writings, chronicles the diplomat and president's numerous achievements and failures, revealing his unwavering moral convi
Language: en
Pages: 421
Pages: 421
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-06 - Publisher: Harvard University Press
America’s rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel’s provocative biography of John Q. Adams arg