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John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit (USED)

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Brand
Basic Books
UPC
9780465028276
MPN
9780465028276
Model
9780465028276
Country of Origintion
USA United States
Net Quantity or Number of Units
1
Dimensions LxWxH - Cms
6X2X9
ISBN-10
0465028276
ISBN-13
9780465028276
SKU
SONG0465028276
Edition
1
No of Pages
640
Type
Books
Item Length
6
ISBN
9780465028276
Publication Year
2016
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit
Item Height
239mm
Author
James Traub
Publisher
Basic Books
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Item Width
166mm
Item Weight
924g
Number of Pages
640 Pages

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John Quincy Adams was the last of his kind,a Puritan from the age of the Founders who despised party and compromise, yet dedicated himself to politics and government. The son of John Adams, he was a brilliant ambassador and secretary of state, a frustrated president at a historic turning point in American politics, and a dedicated congressman who literally died in office,at the age of 80, in the House of Representatives, in the midst of an impassioned political debate.In John Quincy Adams , scholar and journalist James Traub draws on Adams' diary, letters, and writings to evoke a diplomat and president whose ideas remain with us today. Adams was a fierce nationalist who, as secretary of state, championed the idea of American expansion. Yet, at the same time he warned against moralistic and militaristic policies abroad,a chastening wisdom that makes him the father of what we now call realism in foreign policy. As president, he was a bold proponent of the idea of activist government later brought to fruition by Abraham Lincoln and others.Adams' numerous achievements,and equally numerous failures,stand as testaments to his unwavering moral convictions. A man who refused to take refuge in the politically prudent course of action, Adams was repudiated by his own Federalist party and, as president, by the nation that voted him out of office. And yet, in the final decade of his life, Adams regained the country's regard, and even reverence, for as a congressman he often stood alone against the forces of slavery, twice beating back motions of censure. John Quincy Adams tells the story of this brilliant, flinty, and unyielding man whose life exemplified political courage,a life against which each of us might measure our own.

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Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-13
9780465028276
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit
Author
James Traub
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
640 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
239mm
Item Width
166mm
Item Weight
924g

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Title_Author
James Traub
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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