Presidential challengers - recs for John Quincy Adams?

SusieBW · May 2015

I looked at the blog and there were 4 reviews of 2 books, and everyone seemed to have really enjoyed what they read. I know there are more than 4 of you that have read about JQA already, though. I need help choosing which to read. B&N has a 20% coupon today and I have a gift card, so I think I'll order tonight.

The two reviewed on the blog are JQA: A Public Life, A Private Life by Paul Nagel and JQA by Harlow Giles Unger. They're only about 50 pages different in length, so I can't justify falling back on length to pick one. I'm currently leaning toward Unger, just because it has a slightly higher GR rating and I've heard his name before. But the Nagel book seems like it goes into JQA's personal life a little more, and that's something I've found that I really enjoy in reading about in these biographies.

So, which one? Or if you read another JQA book, what was it and why did you like it?

Jen748 · May 2015

If I remember, I liked the Nagel one okay. If I remember right, I ended up getting Nagel because it was on sale, LOL.

SusieBW · May 2015

Hold on, I also just came across one that is coming out in paperback June 2015: John Quincy Adams: American Visionary by Fred Kaplan. It's significantly longer than the other two, but the reviews are glowing.

Jen748 · May 2015

SusieBW said:
Hold on, I also just came across one that is coming out in paperback June 2015: John Quincy Adams: American Visionary by Fred Kaplan. It's significantly longer than the other two, but the reviews are glowing.

Oh, this sounds amazing!

SusieBW · May 2015

Jen748 said:
If I remember, I liked the Nagel one okay. If I remember right, I ended up getting Nagel because it was on sale, LOL.

Unger is on sale right now and would be the cheapest of the three. You laugh, but that's totally a factor!

Jen748 · May 2015

SusieBW said:

Jen748 said:
If I remember, I liked the Nagel one okay. If I remember right, I ended up getting Nagel because it was on sale, LOL.
Unger is on sale right now and would be the cheapest of the three. You laugh, but that's totally a factor!

Oh, I'm only laughing because I do the same thing!

I'm reading Nixon right now that I bought at a library book sale. I have no idea if it's going to be good, but it was only $1!

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