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The problem of democracy : the Presidents Adams confront the cult of personality

text The problem of democracy : the Presidents Adams confront the cult of personality

Summary
"John and John Quincy Adams: rogue intellectuals, unsparing truth tellers, too uncensored for their own political good. They held that political participation demanded moral courage. They did not seek popularity (and it showed). They lamented the ... Read more
Contents

Part I: Progenitor. Exemplars ; Wanderers ; Envoys ; Exiles ; Instigators ; Extorters ; Intellects -- Part II: Inheritor. Second president ; Party irregulars ; Shape-shifters ; Distant companions ; Sixth president ; Surviving son ; Standard-bearer.

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xxix, 543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher
Viking 2019

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 920 ISE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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