{"product_id":"john-quincy-adams-militant-spirit-9780465093830","title":"John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit","description":"\u003cb\u003eA penetrating, lyrical biography of John Quincy Adams, the president and politician whose experiences spanned--and shaped--the most critical period in our nation's history. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A splendid new biography .... Reliably thorough, blissfully bereft of jargon, and nicely paced.\"―\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Few figures in American history have held as many roles in public life as John Quincy Adams. The son of John Adams, he was a brilliant ambassador and secretary of state, a frustrated president, and a dedicated congressman who staunchly opposed slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eJohn Quincy Adams\u003c\/i\u003e, scholar and journalist James Traub draws on Adams's diaries, letters, and writings to evoke his numerous achievements-and failures-in office. A man of unwavering moral convictions, Adams is the father of foreign policy \"realism\" and one of the first proponents of the \"activist government.\" But John Quincy Adams is first and foremost the story of a brilliant, flinty, and unyielding man whose life exemplified admirable political courage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Traub\u003c\/b\u003e has spent the last forty years as a journalist for American's leading publications, including the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He now teaches foreign policy and intellectual history at New York University and at NYU Abu Dhabi, and is a columnist and contributor at \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of six previous books on foreign and domestic affairs. His most recent work is \u003ci\u003eJohn Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127621742866,"sku":"9780465093830","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_70667ff1-dbce-4147-b20a-6406e342ae67.jpg?v=1773739314","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-quincy-adams-militant-spirit-9780465093830","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}