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Author
Language
English
Description
A brilliant combination of literary analysis and historical detail, this masterfully written biography of the much misunderstood sixth president of the United States reveals the many sides of this forward-thinking man whose progressive vision helped shape the course of America.
Author
Language
English
Description
"John and John Quincy Adams: rogue intellectuals, unsparing truth tellers, too uncensored for their own political good. They held that political participation demanded moral courage. They did not seek popularity (and it showed). They lamented the fact that hero worship in America substituted idolatry for results, and they made it clear that they were talking about Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson. John and...
6) John Adams
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1962.
Edition
[first edition].
Physical Desc
2 volumes (xx, 1,170 pages) : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm
Language
English
8) John Adams
Author
Language
English
Description
In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses";...
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Provides comprehensive information on President John Quincy Adams and places him within his historical and cultural context. Also explored are the formative events of his times and how he responded"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents volume 2
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
110 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Details the coming of age, diplomatic and presidential career, private life, and legacy of America's second president.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An eminent composer shares the story of his life, from his childhood and early studies in classical composition to his minimalist and "docu-opera" achievements, in an account that evaluates his professional relationships and the social movements that inspired his creative process.
Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the second president of the United States, covering his childhood, his marriage to Abigail Smith, and his role in creating the United States government.
20) John Adams
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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