'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. A magisterial biography and a sweeping panorama of American history from the Washington to Lincoln eras, Unger's John Quincy Adams follows one of America's most important yet least-known figures. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage. In this masterful biography, award winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals Quincy Adams as a towering figure in the nation's formative years and one of the most courageous figures in American history, which is why he ranked first in John F. John Quincy Adams was all of these things and more. He served his nation as minister to six countries, secretary of state, senator, congressman, and president. He negotiated an end to the War of 1812, engineered the annexation of Florida, and won the Supreme Court decision that freed the African captives of The Amistad. He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion against slavery on the eve of the Civil War.

John quincy adams by harlow giles unger