The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams Paperback Phyllis Lee Levin

from JBD1

Presuming that the various errors and typos present in the ARC were fixed for the final version, this is by and large a very well done account of John Quincy Adams' education and early career. Levin draws well on the great mass of Adams documents which survive, most importantly JQA's detailed dia...

from mrmapcase

Levin provides a thoughtful look into the early life of our 6th president. Using letters and his own diary we are treated to an insightful look at a young man who was thoughtful and studious but also optimistic and exuberant, although as he aged the latter two went by the wayside.

from book58lover

What an amazing life this man had. Imagine living across Europe during the revolutionary period without family. John Quincy was sent to Russia at the age of 12 while his father was designing a new country half a world away. And reading the list of literature he consumed daily was exhausting to me...

from wagner.sarah35

*I received this book through LibraryThing Early Reviewers.* A fascinating examination of John Quincy Adams' early life. Growing up the son of the renowned American revolutionary, John Quincy had a remarkable youth, spending time at his father's side as treaties were negotiated in France and Brit...

from amy1825

From the very first sentence ("On the lilac-scented evening" Levin p 11) you can tell that this is a book you should be reading. John Quincy Adams was our 6th President, however it seems as there is not much written about him. This book, however changes that. It whisks you away into the quite rem...