Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-presidential Life in Congress

Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-presidential Life in Congress

by JosephWheelan (Author)

Synopsis

When John Quincy Adams--the sixty-three-year-old former president, U.S. senator, secretary of state, and diplomat--was elected to the House of Representatives by his Massachusetts neighbors, he embarked on a spectacular late-life career. He became Congress's most acerbic and influential critic of slavery as well as a tireless proponent for human freedoms and First Amendment rights. This remarkable congressional career utterly transformed him, the public's perception of him, and his legacy--in many ways redeeming his failed presidency. Mr. Adams's Last Crusade renders an insightful portrait of a man who placed his country above politics.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
Published: 05 Mar 2009

ISBN 10: 1586486896
ISBN 13: 9781586486891