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Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress
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Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress

Author: Joseph Wheelan
Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2008.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Named Person: John Quincy Adams; John Quincy Adams
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Joseph Wheelan
ISBN: 9780786720125 0786720123 9781586486891 1586486896
OCLC Number: 173748987
Description: xix, 309 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Favored son of the Revolution -- The road to the presidency -- An "agony of mind" -- The freshman Congressman -- A worthy cause -- Adams, science, and the Smithsonian Institution -- Lightning rod of Congress -- "True and honest hearts love you" -- The Amistad -- "Old Nestor" -- Triumph -- A new war and decline.
Responsibility: Joseph Wheelan.
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