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62) John Adams
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 200 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
63) Amistad
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronicles the incredible journey of a group of enslaved Africans who overtake their captor's ship and attempt to return to their beloved homeland. When the ship is seized, the captives are brought to the United States where they are charged with murder and await their fate in prison. A courtroom battle ensues that captures the attention of the entire nation.
Author
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shares information about the second president of the United States, including his role in the American Revolution, his role as vice president to George Washington, and his own presidency.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
A dual portrait of two American founding fathers shares introductions to the many ways they helped a young United States in spite of their disparate views, tracing how they overcame interpersonal differences at key points in the nation's early history.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man to be democracy's champion, was an aristocratic Southern slave owner, while Adams, the overachiever from New England's rising middling classes, painfully aware he was no aristocrat, was a skeptic about popular rule and a defender of a more elitist...
70) Abigail Adams
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography of Abigail Adams, wife of second United States President John Adams, and a dedicated wife and mother who spoke up against slavery and for women's rights.
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"John Adams was an American patriot and Founding Father, and Abigail, his wife, was his most trusted adviser for more than fifty years. While John served in both Continental Congresses, Abigail managed their farm within earshot of cannon fire. She later advised her husband through amusing letters as he served as our first ambassador to Great Britain. And when John was elected America's first vice president and our second president, Abigail vowed to...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the political achievements of John Quincy Adams in the years following his presidency, discussing his service in the House of Representatives, where he was a fierce critic of slavery and strong supporter of First Amendment rights.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xv, 364 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War. He negotiated an end to the War of 1812, engineered the annexation of Florida, and won the Supreme Court decision that freed the African captives of The Amistad. He served his nation as minister to six countries, secretary of state, senator, congressman, and president. John Quincy Adams was all of these things...
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