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Kaplan draws on a trove of unpublished archival material to trace Adams’s evolution from his childhood during the Revolutionary War to his brilliant years as Secretary of State to his time in the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.

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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