American phoenix
Subtitle: John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812, and the exile that saved American independence
By: Jane Hampton Cook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9781595555410
Subjects: Diplomats; Diplomatic history; Presidents; Peace; Biography; Presidents' spouses; Foreign relations; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Journey interrupted; title: Murder outside; title: Thief inside; title: Lost; title: The crossing; title: Journey begins; title: Fireworks; title: Good-bye, Boston birches; title: Danish prey; title: Three hundred Americans; title: Caricature vs. character; title: All the world's a stage; title: Baltic circle; title: Fig leaves; title: Deja vu; title: Eve's leaves; title: Loneliness and splendor; title: When in Rome; title: French économie; title: Ice hills; title: Divorce; title: Water; title: Winter woes; title: Contradictions; title: Pretense and propriety; title: Plato's beard; title: Moving on; title: Fencing pirates; title: French choice; title: French accomplice; title: Obstinate; title: American cinderellas; title: Christening; title: The snub; title: New year's bang; title: Exit strategy; title: French cooling; title: Recall and relocation; title: Correspondence and contractions; title: Supreme recall; title: Summer solstice; title: The removal; title: The confinement; title: Christening reprise; title: Comets; title: Baltic freeze; title: Interference; title: Tomorrow; title: Heaven; title: Enemy within; title: Impressment; title: Retreat; title: Dry bones; title: Journey resurrected; title: Escape; title: American phoenix; title: Queen of hearts; title: King of spades; title: The star-spangled banner; title: Antebellum; title: Vive!; title: Epilogue: the birches of Boston.