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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 432 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
February 21, 1848, the House of Representatives, Washington D.C.: Congressman John Quincy Adams, rising to speak, suddenly collapses at his desk; two days later, he dies in the Speaker’s chamber. The public mourning that followed, writes Paul C. Nagel, “exceeded anything previously seen in America. Forgotten was his failed presidency and his often cold demeanor. It was the memory of an extraordinary human being—one who in his
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Language
English
Formats
Description
A brilliant combination of literary analysis and historical detail, this masterfully written biography of the much misunderstood sixth president of the United States reveals the many sides of this forward-thinking man whose progressive vision helped shape the course of America.
5) John Adams
Author
Language
English
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Description
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling biography of America's founding father and second president that was the basis for the acclaimed HBO series, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough.
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American...
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American...
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
This biography introduces readers to John Quincy Adams his political career as a Massachusetts state senator, US senator, US secretary of state, minister to the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain, and US president extending the Cumberland Road into Ohio. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
8) John Adams
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
This biography introduces readers to John Adams including his early political career and key events from Adams's administration including the French Revolution the Alien and Sedition Acts. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ;c 22 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1778, ten-year-old Johnny Adams and his father make a dangerous mid-winter voyage from Massachusetts to Paris in hopes of gaining support for the colonies during the American Revolution.
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
c1993
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
277 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
John Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of our nation and its second president, spent nearly the last third of his life in retirement, grappling with contradictory views of his place in history and fearing his reputation would not fare well in the generations after his death. And indeed, future generations did slight him, elevating Jefferson and Madison to lofty heights while Adams remained way back in the second tier. Now, in a witty, clear, and...
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