John Quincy Adams

From Barnes & NobleJohn Quincy Adams (1767-1848) spanned epochs of American history. He knew Founding Fathers; he was the son of John Adams, our second president; and he met Abraham Lincoln. He witnessed Bunker Hill; helped negotiate the end to the War of 1812; served as U.S. president for four tumultuous years (1825-1829); traveled as the ambassador to six countries; sat in the cabinet, the Senate, and the House of Representatives; and vigorously fought slavery in congress and in the courts. In hardcover, Harlow Giles Unger's biography of this energetic, multi-talented man earned positive reviews. Now it appears in trade paperback and NOOK Book.





Publishers WeeklyThe son of American icons John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams transcended his parents' high expectations, serving his country as a 15-year-old diplomat (as secretary to the American minister to Russia), U.