Reviews for Traditions and values

The average rating for Traditions and values based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-02-15 00:00:00 Robert Sullivan Holding off on a full review upon reading volume 2. A few things I don't want to forget: - Adams writing and researching a book on weights and measures - Adams trumping Jefferson and Madison in shaping Monroe's views in the eventual Monroe Doctrine - Adams shifting his viewpoints based on changes in circumstances (and public opinion) - Adams writing an entire book to bury a political opponent who faked a copy of a letter from their time together negotiating the Treaty of Ghent - Adams efforts on shaping all of the country's borders

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-12 00:00:00 Lolo Lulan update: I guess this is a sneaky book, because I'm realizing that I learned A LOT from this. I didn't think so immediately after reading, but I keep coming up on things and thinking "oh, I know this" This is an extremely detailed synopsis of JQA's foreign policy only. But it says that in the title, so you shouldn't be surprised. I'm super happy to have read it, I wasn't aware that he had such an impact on so many pieces of early U.S. history, and how interconnected all the border issues were. also, I need to remember the Bemis has the best writing style. Some of his sentences are almost humorous because they're so fancy!