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Fred Kaplan, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Lincoln, returns with John Quincy Adams, an illuminating biography of one of the most overlooked presidents in American history--a leader of sweeping perspective whose progressive values helped shape the course of the nation.In this fresh and lively biography rich in literary analysis and new historical detail, Fred Kaplan brings into focus the dramatic life of John Quincy Adams--the little known and much misunderstood sixth president of the United States and the first son of John and Abigail Adams--and persuasively demonstrates how Adams's inspiring, progressive vision guided his life and helped shape the course of America.Kaplan draws on a trove of unpublished archival material to trace Adams's evolution from his childhood during the Revolutionary War to his brilliant years as Secretary of State to his time in the White House and beyond. He examines Adams's myriad sides: the public and private man, the statesman and writer, the wise thinker and passionate advocate, the leading abolitionist and fervent federalist who believed strongly in both individual liberty and the government's role as an engine of progress and prosperity. In these ways--and in his energy, empathy, sharp intellect, and powerful gift with words both spoken and written--he was a predecessor of Lincoln and, later, FDR and Obama. Indeed, this sweeping biography makes clear how Adams's forward-thinking values, his definition of leadership, and his vision for the nation's future is as much about twenty-first century America as it is about Adams's own time.Meticulously researched and masterfully written, John Quincy Adams paints a rich portrait of this brilliant leader and his significance to the nation and our own lives.

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"In undertaking "John Quincy Adams", Fred Kaplan. . . clearly is trying to do for the son what David McCullough did for the father. . . . It was a notable life, marked now by a notable biography."--"The Boston Globe"

""John Quincy Adams" should be required reading inside the Beltway. . . . Kaplan has penned a richly detailed canticle to his subject. . . . Kaplan's narrative is both riveting and brimming with telling details."--"The Christian Science Monitor"

"In undertaking "John Quincy Adams," Fred Kaplan. . . clearly is trying to do for the son what David McCullough did for the father. . . . It was a notable life, marked now by a notable biography."--"The Boston Globe"

Kaplan has produced a full-length narrative of this remarkable life, rendered in lucid and loving prose. . . . Kaplan rightly portrays Adams as a man ahead of his time. . . . A valuable book about an important American figure. --Robert W. Merry, "The New York Times Book Review""

An engaging, well-crafted, and deeply researched biography that puts particular emphasis on John Quincy s rich life of the mind. --Susan Dunn, "The New York Review of Books""

In undertaking "John Quincy Adams," Fred Kaplan. . . clearly is trying to do for the son what David McCullough did for the father. . . . It was a notable life, marked now by a notable biography. --"The Boston Globe""

"John Quincy Adams" should be required reading inside the Beltway. . . . Kaplan has penned a richly detailed canticle to his subject. . . . Kaplan s narrative is both riveting and brimming with telling details. --"The Christian Science Monitor""

Well-researched and well-written. . . . An admiring and admirable account. --"The Wall Street Journal""

Insightful and engrossing. . . . As Kaplan makes plain in his own clear and finely chiseled prose, John Quincy Adams was, at his core, a writer. . . . A fine biography. --Annette Gordon-Reed, "The American Scholar""

An exemplary portrait. . . . Kaplan is accomplished at the art of biography. --Louis P. Masur, "The Los Angeles Review of Books""

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  • PublisherHarperCollins
  • Publication date2014
  • ISBN 10 0061915416
  • ISBN 13 9780061915413
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages652
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