Mr. Adams's last crusade : John Quincy Adams's extraordinary post-presidential life in Congress / Joseph Wheelan.
Following his single term as President of the United States (1825-1829), John Quincy Adams, embittered by his loss to Andrew Jackson, boycotted his successor's inauguration, just as his father John Adams had done (the only two presidents ever to do so). Rather than retire, the sixty-two-year-ol...
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Main Author: |
Wheelan, Joseph |
Format: | Book
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Language: | English |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
©2008.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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