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The lost founding father : John Quincy Adams and the transformation of American politics
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- ISBN: 9780871404350
- ISBN: 0871404354
- ISBN: 9781631494956
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xv, 526 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part one, 1767-1817: Preparation--diplomacy and politics. "To bring myself into notice" -- "Only virtue and fortitude" -- "Let there be...no deficiency of earnest zeal" -- Part two, 1817-1828: A vision of a nation--realized and thwarted. "Perhaps the most important day of my life" -- "To meet the fate to which I am destined" -- Part three, 1829-1848: A new path--tribulation and confidence. "An overruling consciousness of rectitude" -- "The first and holiest rights of humanity" -- "On the edge of a precipice every step that I take" -- "Our country...is no longer the same" -- "Proceed--persevere--never despair." |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | E 377 .C66 2017 | 30775305543390 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Lost Founding Father : John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics
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The Lost Founding Father : John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics
William J. Cooper is the author of Jefferson Davis, American, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and We Have the War Upon Us. A Boyd Professor Emeritus of History at Louisiana State University, he lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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