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Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress
by Wheelan, Joseph
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9780786720125
Overview
Overview
When John Quincy Adams--the sixty-three-year-old former president, U.S. senator, secretary of state, and diplomat--was elected to the House of Representatives by his Massachusetts neighbors, he embarked on a spectacular late-life career.
He became Congress's most acerbic and influential critic of slavery as well as a tireless proponent for human freedoms and First Amendment rights. This remarkable congressional career utterly transformed him, the public's perception of him, and his legacy--in many ways redeeming his failed presidency. Mr. Adams's Last Crusade renders an insightful portrait of a man who placed his country above politics.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Wheelan, Joseph
- ISBN: 9780786720125
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.56 x 1.08
- Number Of Pages: 309
- Publication Year: 2008