02431cam a2200433 i 4500 341046303 TxAuBib 20180306120000.0 170804s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017036932 9780871404350 0871404354 (OCoLC)1000150542 TxAuBib rda Cooper, William J, 1940-, (William James.) The lost founding father : John Quincy Adams and the transformation of American politics / William J. Cooper. John Quincy Adams and the transformation of American politics. First edition. New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017] xv, 526 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index. Part One. 1767-1817 : Preparation--Diplomacy and Politics. "To Bring Myself into Notice" -- "Only Virtue and Fortitude" -- "Let There Be...No Deficiency of Earnest Zeal" -- Part Two. 1817-1828 : A Vision of a Nation--Realized and Thwarted. "Perhaps the Most Important Day of My Life" -- "To Meet the Fate to Which I Am Destined" -- Part Three. 1829-1848 : A New Path--Tribulation and Confidence. "An Overruling Consciousness of Rectitude" -- "The First and Holiest Rights of Humanity" -- "On the Edge of a Precipice Every Step That I Take" -- "Our Country...Is No Longer the Same" -- "Proceed--Persevere--Never Despair.". Profiles the sixth American president, sharing insight into his exposure to the ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers, discussing his European travels, and highlighting his views on slavery. 20180306. Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848. United States Constitution Signers Biography. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783. United States Politics and government 1783-1789. Founding Fathers of the United States Biography. Statesmen United States Biography. Presidents United States Biography. Biographies.