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Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin (2015, Hardcover)
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PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101137279621
ISBN-139781137279620
eBay Product ID (ePID)201602772
Product Key Features
Book TitleRemarkable Education of John Quincy Adams
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPresidents & Heads of State
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorPhyllis Lee Levin
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight27.2 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
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LCCN2014-045999
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Reviews"Heartfelt and distinguished...a study of the first half of John Quincy's life and times that's as concerned with the inner man as with his increasingly remarkable public achievements." -- The Washington Post "…A richly detailed biography of sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams…Levin crafts an intimate portrait of a bookish, devoted young patriot who struggled to balance filial duties to doting parents, a troubled marriage to a wife whose own writings reveal her inner turmoil, and an ambitious career." -- Library Journal "Levin makes the case that Adams was a man of extraordinary natural gifts, enhanced by diligent study, European travel, and contact with the greatest minds of his era, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin…Leading readers through JQA's early life almost day by day, The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams offers detail and intimacy." - The Boston Globe "…Levin offers wonderful insights into [John Quincy Adams's] career and character… an excellent examination of a portion of the life and public career of a true icon in U.S. diplomatic history." - Booklist "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure."- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt "Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics." - Publisher's Weekly, "…Levin offers wonderful insights into [John Quincy Adams's] career and character… an excellent examination of a portion of the life and public career of a true icon in U.S. diplomatic history." - Booklist "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure."- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt "Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics." - Publisher's Weekly, "Levin makes the case that Adams was a man of extraordinary natural gifts, enhanced by diligent study, European travel, and contact with the greatest minds of his era, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin…Leading readers through JQA's early life almost day by day, The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams offers detail and intimacy." - The Boston Globe "…Levin offers wonderful insights into [John Quincy Adams's] career and character… an excellent examination of a portion of the life and public career of a true icon in U.S. diplomatic history." - Booklist "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure."- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt "Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics." - Publisher's Weekly, "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt, "…A richly detailed biography of sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams…Levin crafts an intimate portrait of a bookish, devoted young patriot who struggled to balance filial duties to doting parents, a troubled marriage to a wife whose own writings reveal her inner turmoil, and an ambitious career." -- Library Journal "Levin makes the case that Adams was a man of extraordinary natural gifts, enhanced by diligent study, European travel, and contact with the greatest minds of his era, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin…Leading readers through JQA's early life almost day by day, The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams offers detail and intimacy." - The Boston Globe "…Levin offers wonderful insights into [John Quincy Adams's] career and character… an excellent examination of a portion of the life and public career of a true icon in U.S. diplomatic history." - Booklist "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure."- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt "Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics." - Publisher's Weekly, Praise for ABIGAIL ADAMS "After 200 years, thanks to Ms. Levin, Abigail Adams can speak her mind to what will surely be a large audience." - The New York Times "A compelling book… a close and believable portrait of the woman within." - The Washington Post Praise for EDITH AND WOODROW "I am particularly taken with Phyllis Lee Levin's Edith and Woodrow. It is a brilliantly written, scrupulously researched reassessment of the role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the waning years of the Wilson presidency." -Errol Morris, The New York Times "An extraordinary achievement." -Gaddis Smith, professor emeritus, Yale University, and author of The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine, John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education--as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had., ...A richly detailed biography of sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams...Levin crafts an intimate portrait of a bookish, devoted young patriot who struggled to balance filial duties to doting parents, a troubled marriage to a wife whose own writings reveal her inner turmoil, and an ambitious career., In the splendid The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin, you can picture [John Quincy Adams] the portly minister and the tall royal squinting into the winter sun reflecting off the Neva River...Levin's biography restores the countless details that humanize the sixth president., ...Levin offers wonderful insights into [John Quincy Adams's] career and character... an excellent examination of a portion of the life and public career of a true icon in U.S. diplomatic history., "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure."- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt "Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics." - Publisher's Weekly, Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation., Praise for ABIGAIL ADAMS "After 200 years, thanks to Ms. Levin, Abigail Adams can speak her mind to what will surely be a large audience." - The New York Times "A compelling book... a close and believable portrait of the woman within." - The Washington Post Praise for EDITH AND WOODROW "I am particularly taken with Phyllis Lee Levin's Edith and Woodrow . It is a brilliantly written, scrupulously researched reassessment of the role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the waning years of the Wilson presidency." -Errol Morris, The New York Times "An extraordinary achievement." -Gaddis Smith, professor emeritus, Yale University, and author of The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine, ""In the splendid The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin, you can picture [John Quincy Adams] the portly minister and the tall royal squinting into the winter sun reflecting off the Neva River…Levin's biography restores the countless details that humanize the sixth president." -- Bloomberg "Heartfelt and distinguished...a study of the first half of John Quincy's life and times that's as concerned with the inner man as with his increasingly remarkable public achievements." -- The Washington Post "…A richly detailed biography of sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams…Levin crafts an intimate portrait of a bookish, devoted young patriot who struggled to balance filial duties to doting parents, a troubled marriage to a wife whose own writings reveal her inner turmoil, and an ambitious career." -- Library Journal "Levin makes the case that Adams was a man of extraordinary natural gifts, enhanced by diligent study, European travel, and contact with the greatest minds of his era, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin…Leading readers through JQA's early life almost day by day, The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams offers detail and intimacy." - The Boston Globe "…Levin offers wonderful insights into [John Quincy Adams's] career and character… an excellent examination of a portion of the life and public career of a true icon in U.S. diplomatic history." - Booklist "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure."- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt "Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics." - Publisher's Weekly, Praise for ABIGAIL ADAMS "After 200 years, thanks to Ms. Levin, Abigail Adams can speak her mind to what will surely be a large audience." - The New York Times "A compelling book… a close and believable portrait of the woman within." - The Washington Post Praise for EDITH AND WOODROW "I am particularly taken with Phyllis Lee Levin's Edith and Woodrow . It is a brilliantly written, scrupulously researched reassessment of the role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the waning years of the Wilson presidency." -Errol Morris, The New York Times "An extraordinary achievement." -Gaddis Smith, professor emeritus, Yale University, and author of The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine, Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics., Levin makes the case that Adams was a man of extraordinary natural gifts, enhanced by diligent study, European travel, and contact with the greatest minds of his era, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin...Leading readers through JQA's early life almost day by day, The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams offers detail and intimacy., "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure."- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education-as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had."- Patricia O'Toole, author of T he Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt, "In the splendid The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin, you can picture [John Quincy Adams] the portly minister and the tall royal squinting into the winter sun reflecting off the Neva River...Levin's biography restores the countless details that humanize the sixth president." -- Bloomberg "Heartfelt and distinguished...a study of the first half of John Quincy's life and times that's as concerned with the inner man as with his increasingly remarkable public achievements." -- The Washington Post "...A richly detailed biography of sixth U.S. president John Quincy Adams...Levin crafts an intimate portrait of a bookish, devoted young patriot who struggled to balance filial duties to doting parents, a troubled marriage to a wife whose own writings reveal her inner turmoil, and an ambitious career." -- Library Journal "Levin makes the case that Adams was a man of extraordinary natural gifts, enhanced by diligent study, European travel, and contact with the greatest minds of his era, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin...Leading readers through JQA's early life almost day by day, The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams offers detail and intimacy." -- The Boston Globe "...Levin offers wonderful insights into [John Quincy Adams's] career and character... an excellent examination of a portion of the life and public career of a true icon in U.S. diplomatic history." -- Booklist "An intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure." -- Kirkus "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation." -- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library "John Quincy Adams, long overshadowed by his celebrated father, comes fully into his own in this luminous account of his extraordinary education--as a boy in Revolutionary Massachusetts and the courts of Europe, a youth at Harvard College, a brilliant young diplomat, and a failure in his first outings as a politician. A shrewd observer of American political history and a perceptive student of human nature, Phyllis Lee Levin has taken the measure of the private as well as the public life of her subject, and the result is the warmest, most elegant, most knowing portrait of John Quincy Adams we have ever had." -- Patricia O'Toole, author of The Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends and When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt "Balanced, compelling, and wise. Levin brings Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams's troubled wife, into the center of the picture, where she belongs, and the author is shrewd about family dynamics." -- Publisher's Weekly, Heartfelt and distinguished...a study of the first half of John Quincy's life and times that's as concerned with the inner man as with his increasingly remarkable public achievements., Praise for ABIGAIL ADAMS"After 200 years, thanks to Ms. Levin, Abigail Adams can speak her mind to what will surely be a large audience." -The New York Times"A compelling book... a close and believable portrait of the woman within." -Washington PostPraise for EDITH AND WOODROW "I am particularly taken with Phyllis Lee Levin's Edith and Woodrow. It is a brilliantly written, scrupulously researched reassessment of the role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the waning years of the Wilson presidency." -Errol Morris, The New York Times "An extraordinary achievement." -Gaddis smith, professor emeritus, Yale University, and author of The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine , "Phyllis Lee Levin's The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams is a brilliant look at a major American figure of continuing interest. Beautifully written and meticulously researched, Ms. Levin's important new book makes exceptional use of Adams' unexpurgated diaries to underscore the humanity of this misunderstood figure, 'Old Man Eloquent,' and adds necessary nuance to his undeservedly harsh reputation."- Paul LeClerc, President Emeritus, New York Public Library
Dewey Decimal973.5/5092 B
SynopsisA compelling look at our sixth president, the first biography to look closely at JQ's international life and at his complicated and troubled marriage, A patriot by birth, John Quincy Adams's destiny was foreordained. He was not only "The Greatest Traveler of His Age," but his country's most gifted linguist and most experienced diplomat. John Quincy's world encompassed the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the early and late Napoleonic Age. As his diplomat father's adolescent clerk and secretary, he met everyone who was anyone in Europe, including America's own luminaries and founding fathers, Franklin and Jefferson. All this made coming back to America a great challenge. But though he was determined to make his own career he was soon embarked, at Washington's appointment, on his phenomenal work abroad, as well as on a deeply troubled though loving and enduring marriage. But through all the emotional turmoil, he dedicated his life to serving his country. At 50, he returned to America to serve as Secretary of State to President Monroe. He was inaugurated President in 1824, after which he served as a stirring defender of the slaves of the Amistad rebellion and as a member of the House of Representatives from 1831 until his death in 1848. In The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams , Phyllis Lee Levin provides the deeply researched and beautifully written definitive biography of one of the most fascinating and towering early Americans.
LC Classification NumberE377.L45 2015
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