{"product_id":"john-quincy-adams-american-visionary-9780061915413","title":"John Quincy Adams: American Visionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eFred Kaplan  the acclaimed  award-winning author of Lincoln  returns with John Quincy Adams  an illuminating biography of one of the most overlooked presidents in American historya leader of sweeping perspective whose progressive values helped shape the course of the nation. In this fresh and lively biography rich in literary analysis and new historical detail  Fred Kaplan brings into focus the dramatic life of John Quincy Adamsthe little known and much misunderstood sixth president of the United States and the first son of John and Abigail Adamsand persuasively demonstrates how Adamss inspiring  progressive vision guided his life and helped shape the course of America. Kaplan draws on a trove of unpublished archival material to trace Adamss evolution from his childhood during the Revolutionary War to his brilliant years as Secretary of State to his time in the White House and beyond. He examines Adamss myriad sides: the public and private man  the statesman and writer  the wise thinker and passionate advocate  the leading abolitionist and fervent federalist who believed strongly in both individual liberty and the governments role as an engine of progress and prosperity. In these waysand in his energy  empathy  sharp intellect  and powerful gift with words both spoken and writtenhe was a predecessor of Lincoln and  later  FDR and Obama. Indeed  this sweeping biography makes clear how Adamss forward-thinking values  his definition of leadership  and his vision for the nations future is as much about twenty-first century America as it is about Adamss own time. Meticulously researched and masterfully written  John Quincy Adams paints a rich portrait of this brilliant leader and his significance to the nation and our own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953211957301,"sku":"ByrdShop_0061915416","price":25.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780061915413.jpg?v=1788181676","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/john-quincy-adams-american-visionary-9780061915413","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}