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Woods Randall - John Quincy Adams A Man For The Whole People - Hardcover
Woods Randall - John Quincy Adams A Man For The Whole People - Hardcover
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Description: In this masterful biography historian Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy's long life exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that transformed the American Republic. Born the first son of John and Abigail Adams he was pressured to follow in his father's footsteps in both law and politics. His boyhood was spent amid the furor of the American Revolution and as a teen he assisted his father on diplomatic missions in Europe hobnobbing with monarchs and statesmen dining with Ben Franklin sitting by Voltaire at the opera. He received a world class education becoming fluent in Latin Greek German and French. His astonishing intellect and poise would lead to a diplomatic career of his own in which he'd help solidify his fledgling nation's standing in the world. He was intertwined with every famous American of his day from Washington to Jefferson Madison and Monroe Jackson Calhoun Clay and Webster. He was on stage frequently front and center during the Revolutionary Era the fractious birth of American party politics the War of 1812, the Era of Good Feelings and the peak of Continental Expansion. It was against this backdrop that he served as an ambassador senator secretary of state and unhappily as president. This deeply researched brilliantly written volume delves into John Quincy's intellectual pursuits and political thought; his loving yet at times strained marriage to Louisa Catherine Johnson whom he met in London; his troubling relationships with his three sons; and his fiery post - presidency rebirth in Congress as he became the chamber's most vocal opponent of slavery.
Title: John Quincy Adams A Man For The Whole People
Author(s): Woods Randall
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780593187241
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 6/25/2024
Category: History
Description: In this masterful biography historian Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy's long life exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that transformed the American Republic. Born the first son of John and Abigail Adams he was pressured to follow in his father's footsteps in both law and politics. His boyhood was spent amid the furor of the American Revolution and as a teen he assisted his father on diplomatic missions in Europe hobnobbing with monarchs and statesmen dining with Ben Franklin sitting by Voltaire at the opera. He received a world class education becoming fluent in Latin Greek German and French. His astonishing intellect and poise would lead to a diplomatic career of his own in which he'd help solidify his fledgling nation's standing in the world. He was intertwined with every famous American of his day from Washington to Jefferson Madison and Monroe Jackson Calhoun Clay and Webster. He was on stage frequently front and center during the Revolutionary Era the fractious birth of American party politics the War of 1812, the Era of Good Feelings and the peak of Continental Expansion. It was against this backdrop that he served as an ambassador senator secretary of state and unhappily as president. This deeply researched brilliantly written volume delves into John Quincy's intellectual pursuits and political thought; his loving yet at times strained marriage to Louisa Catherine Johnson whom he met in London; his troubling relationships with his three sons; and his fiery post - presidency rebirth in Congress as he became the chamber's most vocal opponent of slavery.
Title: John Quincy Adams A Man For The Whole People
Author(s): Woods Randall
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780593187241
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 6/25/2024
Category: History
