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John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery : Selections from the Diary.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (337 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199947966
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: John Quincy Adams and the Politics of SlaveryDDC classification:
  • 973.55092
LOC classification:
  • E377W353 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: The Diary, the Life, and the Politics of Slavery -- A Note on the Text and Editorial Method -- 1. Rising Son of the Young Republic (1785-​1809) -- 2. American Diplomat (1809-​17) -- 3. Secretary of State (1817-​24) -- 4. The Making and Unmaking of a President (1824-​29) -- 5. The Making of an Antislavery Congressman (1829-​36) -- 6. Antislavery Whig Congressman (1836-​46) -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary: Expertly edited by David Waldstreicher and Matthew Mason, John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery offers an unusual perspective on the dramatic and shifting politics of slavery in the early republic, as it moved from the margins to the center of public life and from the shadows to the substance of Adams's politics. The editors provide a lucid introduction to the collection as a whole and frame the individual documents with brief and engaging insights, rendering both Adams's life and the controversies over slavery into a mutually illuminating narrative. By juxtaposing Adams's personal reflections on slavery with what he said-and did not say-publicly on the issue, the editors offer a nuanced portrait of how he interacted with prevailing ideologies during his consequential career and life.
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Cover -- John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction: The Diary, the Life, and the Politics of Slavery -- A Note on the Text and Editorial Method -- 1. Rising Son of the Young Republic (1785-​1809) -- 2. American Diplomat (1809-​17) -- 3. Secretary of State (1817-​24) -- 4. The Making and Unmaking of a President (1824-​29) -- 5. The Making of an Antislavery Congressman (1829-​36) -- 6. Antislavery Whig Congressman (1836-​46) -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Expertly edited by David Waldstreicher and Matthew Mason, John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery offers an unusual perspective on the dramatic and shifting politics of slavery in the early republic, as it moved from the margins to the center of public life and from the shadows to the substance of Adams's politics. The editors provide a lucid introduction to the collection as a whole and frame the individual documents with brief and engaging insights, rendering both Adams's life and the controversies over slavery into a mutually illuminating narrative. By juxtaposing Adams's personal reflections on slavery with what he said-and did not say-publicly on the issue, the editors offer a nuanced portrait of how he interacted with prevailing ideologies during his consequential career and life.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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