The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics

by William J. Cooper Jr.

Book Overview

Overshadowed by both his brilliant father and the brash and bold Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams has long been dismissed as an aloof intellectual. Viciously assailed by Jackson and his populist mobs for being both slippery and effete, Adams nevertheless recovered from defeat in 1828's presidential election to lead the nation as a lonely Massachusetts congressman in the fight against slavery. Award-winning historian William J. Cooper's "balanced,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631494953
• ISBN13: 9781631494956
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"