Heir to the fathers : John Quincy Adams and the spirit of constitutional government /

"In Heir to the Fathers, author Gary V. Wood examines the ideas that guided John Quincy Adams throughout his political career. For Wood, it is Adams's understanding of the Constitution of the United States that foregrounds a crucial link between the principles laid forth in the Declaration...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wood, Gary V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2004.
Temas:
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848 > Political and social views.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848 > Quotations.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
Amistad (Schooner)
1815-1861
Constitutional history > United States.
Slave rebellions > United States.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Révoltes d'esclaves > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > General.
Constitutional history.
Political and social views.
Politics and government
Presidents.
Slave rebellions.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1815-1861.
United States.
Biographies.
Quotations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Adams, the constitution, and the contemporary scholarly debate
  • John Quincy Adams, the founders, and slavery
  • Jubilee of the constitution
  • The Africans of the Amistad
  • The Amistad case
  • The legacy of John Quincy Adams.

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