John Quincy Adams : militant spirit

John Quincy Adams : militant spirit / James Traub.

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.--Publisher description.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Traub, James (Author)
Other Authors: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]
Subjects:
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
Adams family.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States > History > 1783-1865.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865.
United States > Foreign relations > 1783-1865.
Biography.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • He is formed for a statesman. The flame is kindled (1767-1778) ; His thoughts are always running in a serious strain (1778-1780) ; As promising and manly a youth as is in the world (1781-1785) ; You are admitted, Adams (1785-1788) ; Friend of the people (1788-1794) ; I shall be much mistaken if he is not soon found at the head of the diplomatique corps (1794-1795) ; A young lady of fine parts and accomplishments (1795-1797) ; President Adams' political telescope (1797-1801)
  • War and peace. I feel strong temptations to plunge into political controversy (1801-1803) ; Curse on the stripling, how he apes his sire (1803-1804) ; The Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory (1804-1807) ; If we must perish, let it be in defense of our rights (1807-1809) ; A bull-dog among spaniels (1809-1812) ; Restoring the peace of the world (1812-1814) ; A card of invitation to a dress party at the Prince Regent's (1815-1817)
  • Territorial expansion. A line straight to the Pacific Ocean (1817-1819) ; The bargain between freedom and slavery is morally and politically vicious (1819-1820) ; She goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy (1820-1822) ; If he wishes for peace with me, he must hold out the white flag (1822-1823) ; The most important paper that ever went from my hands (1822-1823) ; Who can hold a fire in his hand by thinking on the frosty Caucasus? (1823-1824) ; I tread on coals (1824-1825)
  • Internal improvement. The spirit of improvement (1825) ; An arrow to the heart (1825-1827) ; A great man in the wrong place at the wrong time (1825-1826) ; Cultivating his garden (1826-1827) ; The sun of my political career sets in deepest gloom (1828-1829)
  • The slaveocracy. Stay thy hand, God of Mercy (1829-1831) ; Our union : it must be preserved (1831-1833) ; The ark of our God is falling into the hands of the Philistines (1831-1835) ; Am I gagged? (1835-1836) ; I am not to be intimidated by all the grand juries in the universe (1837) ; Among the most illustrious of the world's benefactors (1837-1838) ; The captives are free! (1838-1841) ; The acutest enemy of southern slavery that ever existed (1841-1842) ; The sober second thought of the people (1842-1845) ; Let justice be done though the heavens fall (1843-1845) ; The end of earth (1845-1848) ; Obsequies.

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