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John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery: Selections from the Diary
John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery Selections from the Diary
Author: David Waldstreicher, Matthew Mason
In the final years of his political career, President John Quincy Adams was well known for his objections to slavery, with rival Henry Wise going so far as to label him "the acutest, the astutest, the archest enemy of southern slavery that ever existed." As a young statesman, however, he supported slavery. How did the man who in 1795 told a Bri...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199947959
ISBN-10: 0199947953
Publication Date: 12/1/2016
Pages: 336
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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