A United States minister, senator, president, and congressman in turn, John Quincy Adams was one of the most prevalent and dedicated Americans in history. Drawing from Adams' seventy-year diary, author Paul Nagel probes deeply into the psyche of this cantankerous, misanthropic, erudite, hardworking son of a former president whose remarkable career spanned so many offices. We learn about his passionate marriage to Louisa Johnson, his personal tragedies,...

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing Adams's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the sixth president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension.

"Spiced with sexual mischief, political conflict and family tragedy . . . Her biography is nothing less than captivating, an engrossing read."—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife and political partner of John Quincy Adams, became one of the most widely known women in America when her husband assumed office as sixth president in 1825. Shrewd, intellectual, and articulate, she was close to the...

An introduction to the life of John Qincy Adams, son of the second president who himself became the sixth president.

Drawing on Adams' diary, letters, and writings, chronicles the diplomat and president's numerous achievements and failures, revealing his unwavering moral convictions, brilliance, unyielding spirit, and political courage.

From the Founding to today, this book tells the stories of seven former presidents who each changed history and offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life as they handled human problems of ego, finances and questions about their legacy and mortality. Thomas Jefferson was the first former president to accomplish great things after the White House, shaping public debates and founding the University of Virginia, an accomplishment...

A biography of the sixth president, who continued the family dedication to public service begun by his father, the second president of the United States.

Those crucial years surrounding the United States' lesser-known War of 1812 with England and the far-flung menace of France's Napoleon Bonaparte frame this engrossing sage of John Quincy and Louisa Adams's sacrifices for their nascent nation and the cause of liberty.

John Quincy Adams' long political career began at the age of ten, when he became a postrider for General Warren and the Colonial Army to deliver important papers. He became the secretary and interpretor for our ambassador to Russia while still a teenager. As an adult, he held more important offices than any man has had in America: Ambassador to Holland, Russia, and England, Emissary to England, United States Senator, Secretary of State, Reprensentative...