American Presidents: John Quincy Adams (Hardcover)

from bfertig

Though it's pretty short (only 155 pages), I had a hard time getting into this book and felt that the 2nd half (presidential years onwards) went much quicker. Overall it pretty much tried to stick to the facts and there wasn't any overarching thesis or angle that Remini was trying to view JQA's l...

from markbstephenson

Excellent brief account of the brilliant, highly accomplished and far-seeing statesman who, because he lacked the common touch, failed at much of what he set out to do as President of the United States. But would that many more of today's politicians shared his abhorrence of demagoguery as well a...

from jerry-book

good character study of our difficult 7th president

from Big_Bang_Gorilla

Celebrated chronicler of the Jacksonian Age Remini undertakes to explain the paradox of one of America's greatest diplomats and legislators being one of its poorer presidents, and by and large succeeds, delving deeply into Adams' saturnine personality. Remini ascribes a great deal of blame for Ad...

from briannad84

A very nice and brief version of JQA's life and career. I felt I learned quite a bit reading it. I was very interested in the part about the Amistad and his role in that. But I just didn't like him and I felt the author was a little too fixated on his mom. Would love to read about his sons!