John Quincy Adams : a public life, a private life
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Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
ISBN
0674479408, 9780674479401
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BIOGRAPHY ADAMS, J.Q. | On Shelf |
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Published
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0674479408, 9780674479401
Notes
General Note
Originally pub.: New York: Knopf, 1997.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-426) and index.
Description
John Quincy Adams was raised, educated, and groomed to be President, following in the footsteps of his father, John. At fourteen he was secretary to the Minister to Russia and, later, was himself Minister to the Netherlands and Prussia. He was U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, and then President for one ill-fated term, His private life showed a parallel descent. He was a poet, writer, critic, and Professor of Oratory at Harvard. He married a talented and engaging Southerner, but two of his three sons were disappointments. This polymath and troubled man, caught up in both a democratic age not to his understanding and the furies of passion, was an American lion in winter.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nagel, P. C. (1999). John Quincy Adams: a public life, a private life (First Harvard University Press paperback edition.). Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nagel, Paul C. 1999. John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nagel, Paul C. John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life Harvard University Press, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nagel, Paul C. John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life First Harvard University Press paperback edition., Harvard University Press, 1999.
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