Mr. Adams's Last Crusade - by Joseph Wheelan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An elegantly told, inspiring account of the post-presidential life of John Quincy Adams, who became a nine-term Congressman and his era's greatest advocate of abolition, free speech, human rights, and science<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Following his single term as President of the United States (1825-1829), John Quincy Adams, embittered by his loss to Andrew Jackson, boycotted his successor's inauguration, just as his father John Adams had done (the only two presidents ever to do so). Rather than retire, the sixty-two-year-old former president, U.S. senator, secretary of state, and Harvard professor was elected by his Massachusetts friends and neighbors to the House of Representatives to throw off the incubus of Jacksonianism. It was the opening chapter in what was arguably the most remarkable post-presidency in American history. <p/> In this engaging biography, historian Joseph Wheelan describes Adams's battles against the House Gag Rule that banished abolition petitions; the removal of Eastern Indian tribes; and the annexation of slave-holding Texas, while recounting his efforts to establish the Smithsonian Institution. As a man of the whole country, Adams was not bound by political party, yet was reelected to the House eight times before collapsing at his post of duty on February 21, 1848, and then dying in the House Speaker's office. His funeral evoked the greatest public outpouring since Benjamin Franklin's death. <p/><i>Mr. Adams's Last Crusade</i> will enlighten and delight anyone interested in American history.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Joseph Wheelan</b> is the author of several previous books, including the highly-acclaimed <i>Terrible Swift Sword</i> and <i>Midnight in the Pacific</i>. Before turning to writing books full time, Wheelan was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press for twenty-four years. He lives in Cary, North Carolina.
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