A review by lakecake
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life: A Public Life, a Private Life by Jeff Riggenbach, Paul C. Nagel

4.0

I didn’t know much about John Quincy Adams before this book, but this is a comprehensive bio that will certainly change that if it’s the case for you. I knew he was the 6th president and that’s about it, but man did he live a full and interesting life. He also seemed like a not wholly pleasant person—not mean, but never content, always a bit complainy or grasping for more, needy in fairly vain ways and a bit egotistical to boot.