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Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
©2008.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 m. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786744954 0786744952 |