John Quincy Adams
Subtitle: American Visionary
Publisher: Harper; Kaplan, Fred; HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York City, New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 652
ISBN-13: 9780061915413
Description: A brilliant combination of literary analysis and historical detail, this masterfully written biography of the much misunderstood sixth president of the United States reveals the many sides of this forward-thinking man whose progressive vision helped shape the course of America.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: ix; label: 1
title: Hooks of Steel, 1767-1778
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: A European Education, 1778-1783
pagenum: 22; label: 3
title: Slow Voyage Home, 1783-1787
pagenum: 53; label: 4
title: Most Beautiful and Beloved, 1787-1794
pagenum: 87; label: 5
title: Remember Your Characters, 1794-1797
pagenum: 121; label: 6
title: Begin Anew the World, 1797-1801
pagenum: 149; label: 7
title: The White Worm, 1801-1804
pagenum: 180; label: 8
title: Fiery Ordeal, 1805-1808
pagenum: 214; label: 9
title: Paradise of Fools, 1809-1814
pagenum: 247; label: 10
title: My Wandering Life, 1814-1817
pagenum: 283; label: 11
title: The Terrible Sublime, 1817-1821
pagenum: 320; label: 12
title: The Macbeth Policy, 1821-1825
pagenum: 357; label: 13
title: No Bed of Roses, 1825-1829
pagenum: 394; label: 14
title: The Uses of Adversity, 1829-1833
pagenum: 432; label: 15
title: A Suitable Sphere of Action, 1834-1839
pagenum: 465; label: 16
title: Adhering to the World, 1838-1843
pagenum: 502; label: 17
title: The Summit of My Ambition, 1844-1848
pagenum: 536; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 571; title: Bibliographical Essay
pagenum: 575; title: Notes
pagenum: 585; title: Index
pagenum: 625