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Author:

Cooper, William J., Jr. (William James), 1940- author.

Title:

The lost founding father : John Quincy Adams and the transformation of American politics / William J. Cooper.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Liveright Publishing Corporation,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xv, 526 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Adams, John Quincy,--1767-1848.
United States.--Constitution--Signers--Biography.
Founding Fathers of the United States--Biography.
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1789.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part One: 1767-1817 / Preparation-Diplomacy and Politics -- "To Bring Myself into Notice" -- "Only Virtue and Fortitude" -- "Let There Be...No Deficiency of Earnest Zeal" -- Part Two: 1817-1828 / A Vision of a Nation Realized and Thwarted -- "Perhaps the Most Important Day of My Life" -- "To Meet the Fate to Which I Am Destined" -- Part Three: 1829-1848 / A New Path-Tribulation and Confidence -- "An Overruling Consciousness of Rectitude" -- "The First and Holiest Rights of Humanity" -- "On the Edge of a Precipice Every Step That I Take" -- "Our Country...Is No Longer the Same" -- "Proceed-Persevere-Never Despair."

Summary:

Profiles the sixth American president, sharing insight into his exposure to the ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers, discussing his European travels, and highlighting his views on slavery.

ISBN:

0871404354
9780871404350

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1000150542

LCCN:

2017036932

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)