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Drawing on Adams' diary, letters, and writings, chronicles the diplomat and president's numerous achievements and failures, revealing his unwavering moral convictions, brilliance, unyielding spirit, and political courage.
I received this book through the Goodreads Giveaway. As a student of history, I enjoy reading biographies, because the life of a person prominent in historical events, sheds light on those events themselves. This biography of John Quincy Adams is a very thorough chronology of, not only his life, but also the early history of the United States from its founding, through the political events leading up until the Civil War. The book covers the things that shaped his beliefs, from being a son of a founding father and 2nd President, representing the new country as an ambassador, Secretary of State, Senator, then serving as the 6th President. He then gained most of his fame and influence serving as a member of the House of Representatives, and fighting against the institution of slavery. ( )
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To the memory of my father, Marin Traub
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(Introduction) John Quincy Adams was a plain man.
On the morning of June 17, 1775, John Quincy Adams walked with his mother, Abigail, to an Orchard atop Penn's Hill, the highest point near their home in Braintree.
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She was buried in the family vault in the Stone Temple - next to her father-in-law, whom she adored; her mother-in-law, whom she feared; and her husband, whose soul she had penetrated as no other mortal had and whom she found exasperating, tendentious, intolerant, self-absorbed, and yet, in the end, magnificent.
Drawing on Adams' diary, letters, and writings, chronicles the diplomat and president's numerous achievements and failures, revealing his unwavering moral convictions, brilliance, unyielding spirit, and political courage.
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