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The Presidency of John Quincy Adams Hardcover – November 21, 1985

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Historians have not been generous in judging the presidency of John Quincy Adams. Those who have most conspicuously upheld Adams's fame have, at the same time, virtually ignored his service in the White House. Critics, on the other hand, have described his administration as a failure, founded upon "bargain and corruption" and marked by exclusion of the United States from the British West Indian trade, the ineffectiveness of its efforts to promote strong Pan-American relationships, and the enactment of the "tariff of abominations." Some analysts have even argued that it generated the sectionalism which terminated the "Era of Good Feelings."

Mary Hargreaves contends, instead, that the basic effort of Adams's presidency was to harmonize divergent sectional interests. To ignore the Adams administration's commitment to nationalism, she argues, is to overlook a fundamental stage in the establishment of the federal government as guardian of the general interest.

The volume contains new information on the development of United States commercial policy, the nation's early relationships with Latin America, and difficulties of local and regional adjustment to the growth of the national economy. It will be of keen interest to all students of the economic and political history of the early national period.

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416 pages
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University Press of Kansas
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November 21, 1985
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6 x 1.06 x 9 inches
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0700602720
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978-0700602728
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Adams was one of America's greatest statesmen, yet one of its least effective presidents. Hargreaves explains why in a solid and dispassionate account of his administration. A minority president, Adams was beset by overwhelming political obstructionism. Sectional, local, and personal partisanship destroyed the national perspectives of his ``American system.'' Diplomatically, his efforts to expand American commerce were stymied. Adams was temperamentally and culturally unsuited to popular politics and became a victim of them in 1828. Yet he expanded the federal role in promoting internal improvements, and he presided over four years of sustained economic growth. Excellent documentation and comprehensive analysis will make this book the standard study, definitive in its treatment of public policy. Harry W. Fritz, History Dept., Univ. of Montana, Missoula
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"An illuminating study that undoubtedly will become the standard account of John Quincy Adams's presidency. . . . Judicious and thorough."--Choice

"Adams was one of America's greatest statesmen, yet one of its least effective presidents. Hargreaves explains why in a solid and dispassionate account. Excellent documentation and comprehensive analysis will make this book the standard study, definitive in its treatment of public policy."--Library Journal

"This volume could not be more welcome. It is far and away the best account we have of the unlucky but honorable administration of John Quincy Adams."--American Historical Review

"Should be read and used by all scholars interested in the period."--Journal of American History

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Kansas; Edition Unstated (November 21, 1985)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0700602720
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0700602728
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.06 x 9 inches

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I've read the five previous Kansas University explorations of presidencies. This is by far the worst. I don't want to denigrate the work the author put into the book, because it is very clear that she knows her stuff. But part of historical writing, even when your audience is made up of history geeks like me, is cogent and flowing writing. As the previous reviewer said, the author gets so bogged down into the details as to make some of this book unreadable, especially the first third of the book.

The last third of the book is more readable, but still ponderous. The conclusions that she makes are definitely well documented and analyzed, but the reading is so tedious that it doesn't matter. Plus, the author also assumes that readers know all of the allusions to history that she brings up without explaining some of them.

A much easier read on this presidency can be found in Robert Remini's John Quincy Adams bio. He covers almost all of the same points, but in a much more comprehensible way.

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