The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 183
... Adams , who as Secretary of State was oc- cupying the office that had come to seem the final step in the succession to the Presidency . One could scarce- ly imagine the scholarly Adams on a dueling field or charging through a tavern ...
... Adams , who as Secretary of State was oc- cupying the office that had come to seem the final step in the succession to the Presidency . One could scarce- ly imagine the scholarly Adams on a dueling field or charging through a tavern ...
Page 184
... Adams was chosen as the candidate of Massachusetts and soon received the backing of the rest of New Eng- land . Clay , the candidate of the West , had his chief strength in Kentucky , Ohio , and Missouri . For all its lack of party ...
... Adams was chosen as the candidate of Massachusetts and soon received the backing of the rest of New Eng- land . Clay , the candidate of the West , had his chief strength in Kentucky , Ohio , and Missouri . For all its lack of party ...
Page 188
... Adams signed it , signing with it his political extinction in the South . In March , 1828 , Adams was at his writing table in the President's House when the table began to shake , the floor quivered , and the windows rattled . At once ...
... Adams signed it , signing with it his political extinction in the South . In March , 1828 , Adams was at his writing table in the President's House when the table began to shake , the floor quivered , and the windows rattled . At once ...
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