John Quincy Adams / / Lynn Hudson Parsons
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| Autore: |
Parsons Lynn H.
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| Titolo: |
John Quincy Adams / / Lynn Hudson Parsons
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland ; ; Oxford, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2001 |
| ©1998 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (303 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.5/5/092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 1825-1829 |
| United States Foreign relations 1783-1865 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. ""Times in Which a Genious Would Wish to Live""; 2. ""To Serve My Country at its Call""; 3. ""Hitherto My Conduct has Given Satisfaction to Neither Side""; 4. ""A Bulldog Among Spaniels""; 5. Leave the Rest of the Continent to Us""; 6. ""Liberty is Power""; 7. ""I Was Born for a Controversial World....""; 8. ""A Stout Heart and a Clear Conscience, and Never Despair""; Epilogue; Suggested Reading; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this concise biography, Parsons masterfully chronicles the dramatic and prolific career of one of America's most absorbing figures. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | John Quincy Adams |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-0288-2 |
| 0-945612-59-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822550303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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American profiles (Madison, Wis.)