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Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, comprising portions of his diary from 1795 to 1848 (Volume XII)

Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, comprising portions of his diary from 1795 to 1848 (Volume XII)

Quincy Adams, John

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Biographies GeneralGeneral United States HistoryInternational Relations

ISBN10: 9353702410
ISBN13: 9789353702410
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 546
Weight: 1.51
Height: 1.22 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Power rarely speaks this plainly. Memoirs of John Quincy Adams, comprising portions of his diary from 1795 to 1848 (Volume XII), draws you into the working mind of a diplomat, president, and congressman as the early republic United States tests its ideals. History, unfiltered, day by day. Adams writes to keep the record straight: meetings, votes, negotiations, and the slow churn of Washington DC government. This historical diary collection brings early American politics to street level, while also opening a window on US diplomacy history as the young nation measures itself against the wider world. Again and again, private judgement collides with public duty, nowhere more fiercely than in his observations on slavery and abolition politics. Issued within the classic annotated diary edition tradition and gathered into a multi-volume memoir set, these American presidential diaries remain a touchstone for primary source historians, and a gripping thread for American history students tracing the long arc from founding fathers writings to a more divided Union. For casual readers, the voice is brisk, intelligent, and intensely present; for collectors of enduring classics, Volume XII is an essential piece of the larger memoir mosaic. Its candour and continuity have made it one of the great documentary monuments of American public life. Read for the detail, keep for the perspective. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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