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Informationen zum Autor David Waldstreicher is Distinguished Professor of History at CUNY's Graduate Center. His books include Slavery's Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification and Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery and the American Revolution. He edited A Companion to John Adams and John Quincy Adams, A Companion to Benjamin Franklin, and The Struggle Against Slavery: A History in Documents.Matthew E. Mason is an Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University. He has published articles in a variety of journals of national and international reach and has written and co-edited several books, including Slavery and Politics in the Early American Republic, The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Anderson; and Contesting Slavery: The Politics of Bondage and Freedom in the New American Nation. Klappentext John Quincy Adams's long diary (late 1780s-mid 1840s) offers a unique perspective on the history of the early republic. For the first time, David Waldstreicher and Matthew Mason produce an edition of the diary that is not only of accessible length but also focused on one central issue: the politics of slavery. Zusammenfassung John Quincy Adams's long diary (late 1780s-mid 1840s) offers a unique perspective on the history of the early republic. For the first time, David Waldstreicher and Matthew Mason produce an edition of the diary that is not only of accessible length but also focused on one central issue: the politics of slavery.
