Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress
(Paperback)
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Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress
By (Author) Joseph Wheelan
PublicAffairs,U.S.
PublicAffairs,U.S.
24th February 2009
United States
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Paperback
336
Width 159mm, Height 235mm
Description
When John Quincy Adamsthe sixty-three-year-old former president, U. S. senator, secretary of state, and diplomatwas elected to the House of Representatives by his Massachusetts neighbors, he embarked on a spectacular late-life career. He became Congresss 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 publics perception of him, and his legacyin many ways redeeming his failed presidency. Mr. Adamss Last Crusade renders an insightful portrait of a man who placed his country above politics.
Author Bio
Joseph Wheelan, a former Associated Press reporter and editor, is the author of Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream and the Mexican War, 1846-1848 Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror, 1801-1805 and Jefferson's Vendetta: The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary. He lives in Cary, North Carolina.
