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The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics
By Cooper, William J.
- ISBN
- 9780871404350 9781631493898
- Publisher
- Liveright: Norton
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Reviewed on October 1, 2017 | Presidential Picks
Award-winning author Cooper (history, Louisiana State Univ.; Jefferson Davis, American) illuminates the character of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) as different from his political peers, shedding light on his influence on early American politics. The son of former president John Adams, John Quincy spent his formative years in Europe studying the Enlightenment while men such as Andrew Jackson, who defeated i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
