TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edel,Charles N.
TI  - Nation builder: John Quincy Adams and the grand strategy of the republic 
SN  - 9780674368088
AV  - E377 .E34 2014
U1  - 973.5/5092 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Adams, John Quincy,
KW  - Politik
KW  - gnd
KW  - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
KW  - fast
KW  - Political and social views
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - United States
KW  - 1815-1861
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The fires of honorable ambition: the education of John Quincy Adams -- Clans and tribes at eternal war: European diplomacy and American politics -- In search of monsters to destroy: the extent and limits of American power -- The spirit of improvement: economic and moral development -- A stain upon the character of the nation: the fight against slavery -- The influence of our example: the legacy of John Quincy Adams
N2  - America's rise from a confederation of revolutionary colonies to a world power is often seen as inevitable, but Charles N. Edel's provocative biography argues that Adams served as the central architect of a grand strategy that shaped America's rise. Adams's particular combination of ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Examining Adams's service as senator, diplomat, secretary of state, president, and congressman, Edel's study reveals a brilliant but stubborn man who was both visionary prophet and hard-nosed politician. Adams's ambitions on behalf of America's interests, combined with a shrewd understanding of how to counter the threats arrayed against them, allowed him to craft a multitiered policy to insulate the nation from European quarrels, expand U.S. territory, harness natural resources, develop domestic infrastructure, education, and commerce, and transform the United States into a model of progress and liberty respected throughout the world.--From publisher description
ER  -