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Title: John Quincy Adams: (The American Presidents Series) by Robert V. Remini, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0-8050-6939-9 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 20 August, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: John Who? Adams
Comment: John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States, but much less well known than his father John Adams, the second President of the USA.
In this splendid biography, Robert Remini has provided us with a concise volume detailing the life of John Quincy Adams. Within this book, it is easily seen why JQA is rated as "below average" as a President, but highly regarded as an international diplomat.
Remini has done a spectactular job in describing the whole life of John Quincy Adams, and helps us to understand why Adams' life is being reclassified as more successful than previously recognized, despite the fact that his Presidency was a failure.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a basic understanding of Adams the man, not just as the President.
Rating: 4
Summary: A little dry, but still good
Comment: Remini writes well but can be a little dry in places, so be warned. He does spend adequate time reflecting upon JQA's prodigious intellect. It's a matter of debate who was our most intelligent President: Lincoln, Madison and Jefferson would certainly garner their share of votes. But John Quincy Adams warrants serious consideration: he was an intellectual titan with an astounding breadth of intellect. He was impossibly well-read, sober, amazingly articulate with a rapier-like ability to demolish opponents or defend his position. It's debatable whether he was, in fact, America's most brilliant President, but this book goes a long way in making that case.
Remini wisely delves into Adams' private side and quotes extensively from his own words. If you are looking for a glum recitation of Adams' political life, look elsewhere, this is a more human biography. There was a refreshing amount of material focusing on Adams' boyhood, and the chapters covering his Congressional years are especially interesting. His story reads like something from a novel: failed President transformed into one of the most influential Congressmen who ever serve in the House.
My only minor criticism is that Remini does not sufficiently explore or explain Adams' brilliant son, Henry, who grew up to be a caustic and clever chronicler of the late 10th century. Otherwise, this is a solid book, well-written, thoroughly researched and illuminating.
Rating: 3
Summary: an error about an error
Comment: Referring to Marshall Newman's review. The Macaulay that JQA read and Remini mentions was Catherine Macaulay (1731-1791), an historian and a distant relative of T.B. Macaulay (1800-1859).
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Title: James Madison: (The American Presidents Series) by Garry Wills, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069054 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Grover Cleveland: (The American Presidents Series) by Henry F. Graff, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069232 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 20 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877 - 1881: (The American Presidents Series) by Hans Trefousse, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069089 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Woodrow Wilson 1913 - 1921: The American Presidents Series by H. W. Brands, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069550 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: William McKinley : (The American Presidents Series) by Kevin Phillips, Arthur M. Schlesinger ISBN: 0805069534 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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