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Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress
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Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress / Joseph Wheelan.
ISBN
9780786720125 (hardcover)
0786720123 (hardcover)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, c2008.
Physical Description
xix, 309 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268) and index.
Contents
Favored son of the Revolution
The road to the presidency
An "agony of mind"
The freshman Congressman
A worthy cause
Adams, science, and the Smithsonian Institution
Lightning rod of Congress
"True and honest hearts love you"
The Amistad
"Old Nestor"
Triumph
A new war and decline.
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