A portrait of the early nineteenth-century president documents his career with the House of Representatives, efforts to
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English Pages xvi, 172 pages Year 2002
Table of contents :
A privileged young man --
Finding a career --
From federalist to republican --
Secretary of State --
The election of 1824-25 --
"The perilous experiment" --
Indian removal --
Diplomatic successes and failures --
The tariff of abominations --
"Skunks of party slander" --
Congressman John Quincy Adams --
Victory!