John Quincy Adams
By: Martha S. Hewson ; foreword by Walter Cronkite.
Series: Great American presidents
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Juvenile literature.; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Presidents.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: A biography of John Quincy Adams, the only former president to serve in the United States House of Representatives, whose antislavery position led him to argue the Amistad case before the Supreme Court.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-91) and index.
Table of contents: title: A student of the world; title: Lawyer and diplomat; title: An independent senator and diplomat; title: Secretary of state; title: President of the United States; title: A fighter in the U.S. House; title: Chronology.