In the final years of his political career, President John Quincy Adams was well known for his objections to slavery, with rival Henry Wise going so far as to l

In this autobiography, John Quincy Adams chronicles his life as a slave and his journey to freedom. Adams offers a firsthand account of the horrors of slavery,

Drawing on Adams' diary, letters, and writings, chronicles the diplomat and president's numerous achievements and failures, revealing his unwavering moral convi

"Anyone who wants to understand the United States' racial divisions will learn a lot from reading Kaplan's richly researched account of one of the worst periods

This volume presents the first full-scale treatment of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returne