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Carregando... The Life and Times of Congressman John Quincy Adamsde Leonard L. Richards
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I wanted to read this book because of a half-remembered note in my high school history book: that after losing his bid for re-election, John Quincy Adams did not retire but instead ran for a seat in the House of Representatives and served there until his death. This history focuses on this portion of Adams' career and made me wonder if he was a better congressman than he was a president. John Quincy Adams had strong principles but he also understood how the politics of his day worked and he was able to maintain his seat and advocate for some of the most pressing issues of the time - slavery, westward expansion, and infrastructure investments. This book expanded my understanding of the American Congress during the fraught years leading up to the Civil War and of the political divisions Americans struggled with. I'd recommended this book to anyone wanting to know more about John Quincy Adams or pre-Civil War American politics. ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Richards' study presents not only a vivid portrait of John Quincy Adams but also provides an insightful exploration of American politics in the 1830s and 40s. Examining one of the few presidents who sustained a political career after his term in the White House, Richards depicts how two yearsafter losing the presidential election to Andrew Jackson, Adams ran for the House of Representatives and served there until his death seventeen years later. During his outstanding congressional career, Adams became a folk hero in much of the North--hailed by some as "Old Man Eloquent" and "the conscience of New England" by others--while much of the South feared him, regarding him as a traitor and the "archest enemy of slavery that ever existed."Richards explores in detail Adams' battles with such prominent figures as Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster on the issues of slavery, the Indians and their land, the annexation of Texas, and the potential war against Mexico. Highlighting his importance in the anti-slaverymovement, Richards reassesses Adams' role as a political analyst and as a vital force in the turbulent politics of the day. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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