The lost founding father : John Quincy Adams and the transformation of American politics

Cooper, William J., Jr. (William James), 1940- (Author).

Summary: Profiles the sixth American president, sharing insight into his exposure to the ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers, discussing his European travels, and highlighting his views on slavery.

Record details

ISBN: 9780871404350
ISBN: 0871404354
ISBN: 9781631494956
Physical Description: print
xv, 526 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017]

Content descriptions

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."