American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812, and the Exile That Saved American Independence

by Jane Hampton Cook

Book Overview

John Quincy and Louisa Adams'sunexpected journey that changed everything. American Phoenix is the sweeping, riveting tale of a grand historic adventure acrossforbidding oceans and frozen tundra--from the bustling ports and toweringbirches of Boston to the remote reaches of pre-Soviet Russia, from an exile in arcticSt. Petersburg to resurrection and reunion among the gardens of Paris. Uponthese varied landscapes this Adams and his Eve must find a way...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595555412
• ISBN13: 9781595555410
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"