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Tag Archives: John Quincy Adams
“The Personification of the Nation’s Story”: John Quincy Adams
In his biography of Abraham Lincoln, Jon Meacham referred to John Quincy Adams — hereafter referred to as Quincy, following John Adams’ practice — as “the personification of the nation’s story”. That’s a hell of a epithet, one so striking … Continue reading
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Tagged 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, biography, Early American Republic, Hail to the Chief, history, John Quincy Adams, The Adams of America, the impending crisis
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American Phoenix: John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the eldest son of John Adams, who followed the elder’s irascible devotion to principle and found himself an exile for it — after his support for a general embargo against European powers for continuing to harass … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged Early American Republic, history, John Quincy Adams, Russia, The Adams of America, The Napoleonic Wars
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