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John Quincy Adams militant spirit

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.

Main Author: Traub, James (Author)
Other Authors: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]
Subjects:
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
Adams family.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States > History > 1783-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
United States > Foreign relations > 1783-1865.
Biographies.
Summary: 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.
Physical Description: xviii, 620 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-602) and index.
ISBN: 9780465028276 (hardcover)
0465028276 (hardcover)
Author Notes: James Traub has spent the last forty years as a journalist for American's leading publications, including the New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine . He now teaches foreign policy and intellectual history at New York University and at NYU Abu Dhabi, and is a columnist and contributor at Foreign Policy . He is the author of six previous books on foreign and domestic affairs. His most recent work is John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit . He lives in New York City.

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