February 21, 1848, the House of Representatives, Washington D.C.: Congressman John Quincy Adams, rising to speak, suddenly collapses at his desk; two days later

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From a leading Founding Fathers historian, a masterful biography of a towering figure in the American nation's formative years.

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

This covers the lasts years of John Quincy Adams in his congressional career in great detail.