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1 online resource (viii, 249 pages) |
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monochrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index. |
| Contents |
Adams, the constitution, and the contemporary scholarly debate -- John Quincy Adams, the founders, and slavery -- Jubilee of the constitution -- The Africans of the Amistad -- The Amistad case -- The legacy of John Quincy Adams. |
| Summary |
"In Heir to the Fathers, author Gary V. Wood examines the ideas that guided John Quincy Adams throughout his political career. For Wood, it is Adams's understanding of the Constitution of the United States that foregrounds a crucial link between the principles laid forth in the Declaration of Independence and the original intent of the Framers of the Constitution. Heir to the Fathers traces this link through an examination of Adams's celebrated essay, Jubilee of the Constitution, and most significantly, through his defense of a group of Africans who mutinied aboard the slave ship the Amistad. The contradictory relationship between what is stated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the treatment of African slaves has been a persistent problem in any attempt to understand the legacy of freedom in the United States. Adams's argument before the Supreme Court, based on his interpretation of constitutional law, is an example of how this unique political mind comes to terms with this contradiction without abandoning the spirit of America's founding principles. Wood's discussion of Adams's political and intellectual life invites readers to reexamine the principles upon which the United States of America was founded. Heir to the Fathers is a salient addition to the study of constitutional law, history, and American political thought."--Jacket. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Political and social views.
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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. |
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Political and social views. |
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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Quotations.
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Quotations.
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Amistad (Schooner)
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Amistad (Schooner) |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
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1815-1861 |
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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Constitutional history. |
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Slave rebellions -- United States.
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Slave rebellions. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Quotations.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wood, Gary V. Heir to the fathers. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2004 (DLC) 2003015800 (OCoLC)52727293 |
| ISBN |
1417503300 (electronic book) |
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9781417503308 (electronic book) |
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0739106015 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780739106013 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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