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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.4 - AR Pts: 13
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"During 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft." "Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage - now reissued in this handsome hard-cover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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This biography introduces readers to John Quincy Adams his political career as a Massachusetts state senator, US senator, US secretary of state, minister to the Netherlands, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain, and US president extending the Cumberland Road into Ohio. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included.
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[2014]
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A brilliant combination of literary analysis and historical detail, this masterfully written biography of the much misunderstood sixth president of the United States reveals the many sides of this forward-thinking man whose progressive vision helped shape the course of America.
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2021.
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing Adams's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the sixth president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension.
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He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War. He negotiated an end to the War of 1812, engineered the annexation of Florida, and won the Supreme Court decision that freed the African captives of The Amistad. He served his nation as minister to six countries, secretary of state, senator, congressman, and president. John Quincy Adams was all of these things...
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2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Between 1825 and 1827, twelve-year-old William Pratt, who lives in Georgia, corresponds with President John Quincy Adams, discussing what he feels is an unjust treaty with the Creek Indians, Mr. Adams's close election and problems as president, slavery, education, and more.
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c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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This is a biography of the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, focusing on his lifetime of public service, including his years in the Senate and House of Representatives and his time in foreign service.
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Encyclopedia of presidents volume 6
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c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
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A biography of the sixth president of the United States, providing information on his childhood, education, family, political career, time as president, and legacy.
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2002
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Chronicles the life of sixth American president John Quincy Adams, examining the successes and failures of his political career and discussing such topics as the removal of Native Americans from Georgia and Adams's nine consecutive terms in the House of Representatives.
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[2017]
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"The acclaimed biographer, with a thought-provoking exploration of how Abraham Lincolnâs and John Quincy Adamsâ experiences with slavery and race shaped their differing viewpoints, provides both perceptive insights into these two great presidents and a revealing perspective on race relations in modern America. Lincoln, who in afterlife became mythologized as the Great Emancipator, was shaped by the values of the white America into which...
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