Nation Builder
John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Biography & Memoir, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government
| Author: | Charles N. Edel | ISBN: | 9780674744936 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | October 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles N. Edel |
| ISBN: | 9780674744936 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | October 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
America’s rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel’s provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War–era nation of Lincoln.
America’s rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel’s provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War–era nation of Lincoln.
