Nation builder : John Quincy Adams and the grand strategy of the republic /

America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Edel, Charles N., 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848 > Political and social views.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848 > Influence.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
1815-1861
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views.
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1815-1861.
United States.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The fires of honorable ambition: the education of John Quincy Adams
  • Clans and tribes at eternal war: European diplomacy and American politics
  • In search of monsters to destroy: the extent and limits of American power
  • The spirit of improvement: economic and moral development
  • A stain upon the character of the nation: the fight against slavery
  • The influence of our example: the legacy of John Quincy Adams.

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