President Adams: The Lives and Legacies of John & John Quincy Adams
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008ZT39UQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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And yet, few Americans are familiar with him aside from the fact that he was his father’s son and the 6th president of the United States. Adams and his son were the only presidents out of the first seven who were born north of the Mason Dixon line, and he was not an easy man to understand or work with. John Quincy Adams set a lot of firsts for his country. Slavery has now the power, and falls into convulsions at the approach of freedom. Politically, Adams shared Washington’s preference for Britain as well as his preference of non-interference. Though he is known primarily for his presidential races against Andrew Jackson, there is a general consensus among historians that he is one of America’s greatest and most skilled diplomats, responsible for successes such as the Treaty of Ghent (which ended the War of 1812), the annexation of Florida from Spain, and the Monroe Doctrine. Then, in 2010, Dearest Friend, a record of the correspondence between Adams and his wife Abigail solidified his position as one of the most darling Founding Fathers of the 21st Century.Few men in American history have a record anywhere near comparable to John Adams, but one of them happened to be Adams’s own son, Jo
"Great Men!" according to Dolores deWaal. Never knew much about the Adams'. Read Mrs. Adams book and it spurred interest into learning more about the Adams family. They were possibly the most vitreous of all out presidents. Great Men!