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Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress
Title:
Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress
Author:
Wheelan, Joseph.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : PublicAffairs, [2008]

©2008
Physical Description:
xix, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Favored son of the Revolution -- The road to the presidency -- An "agony of mind" -- The freshman Congressman -- A worthy cause -- Adams, science, and the Smithsonian Institution -- Lightning rod of Congress -- "True and honest hearts love you" -- The Amistad -- "Old Nestor" -- Triumph -- A new war and decline.
ISBN:
9780786720125
Format :
Book