The History Book Club discussion

This is the thread for the table of contents and syllabus for the book:

John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life
by Paul C. Nagel


John Quincy Adams-Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Book One: Facing Expectations, 1767-1794
1. Youth 3
2. Celebrity 25
3. Misery 53

Book Two: Discouraging Choices, 1794-1805
4. Hesitations 81
5. Berlin 107
6. Capitulation 133

Book Three: Cautious Hopes, 1805-1817
7. Professor 159
8. St. Petersburg 189
9. London 212

Book Four: Faltering Ideals, 1817-1829
10. Secretary 241
11. Summons 268
12. Gall 296

Book Five: Astonishing Results, 1829-1848
13. Grief 327
14. Battle 354
15. Victory 382

Epilogue: Relic 411
Acknowledgments 421
Sources 423
Index 427


by Paul C. Nagel

Syllabus


Week One - January 9th - January 15th -> Introduction and Chapter ONE p. ix - 24
Introduction and ONE – Youth
Week Two - January 16th - January 22nd -> Chapter TWO p. 25 - 52
TWO - Celebrity
Week Three - January 23rd - January 29th -> Chapter THREE p. 53 - 80
THREE - Misery
Week Four - January 30th - February 5th -> Chapters FOUR p. 81 - 106
FOUR - Hesitations
Week Five - February 6th - February 12th -> Chapter FIVE p. 107 - 132
FIVE - Berlin
Week Six - February 13th - February 19th -> Chapter SIX p. 133 - 158
SIX - Capitulation
Week Seven - February 20th - February 26th -> Chapter SEVEN p. 159 - 188
SEVEN - Professor
Week Eight - February 27th - March 4th -> Chapter EIGHT p. 189 - 211
EIGHT - St. Petersburg
Week Nine - March 5th - March 11th -> Chapter NINE p. 212 - 240
NINE - London
Week Ten - March 12th - March 18th -> Chapter TEN p. 241 - 267
TEN - Secretary
Week Eleven - March 19th - March 25th -> Chapter ELEVEN p. 268 - 295
ELEVEN - Summons
Week Twelve - March 26th - April 1st -> Chapter TWELVE p. 296 - 326
TWELVE - Gall
Week Thirteen - April 2nd - April 8th -> Chapter THIRTEEN p. 327 - 353
THIRTEEN - Grief
Week Fourteen - April 9th - April 15th -> Chapter FOURTEEN p. 354 - 381
FOURTEEN - Battle
Week Fifteen - April 16th - April 22nd -> Chapters FIFTEEN, EPILOGUE, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS p. 382 - 422
FIFTEEN - Victory, EPILOGUE: Relic, and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Week Sixteen - April 23rd - April 29th -> Book as a Whole

So, did this one get postponed?

Elizabeth S wrote: "So, did this one get postponed?"

Hi there. Just slight delay...we will be up and running tonight or tomorrow.

Ah. I was hoping for a month delay so I could join the party on time. I guess I'll be late, as usual!

Elizabeth S; no we did not postpone (lol). We are all professionals who might be traveling or working out of town but things will be set up soon. Not to worry Elizabeth; we are very easy going and you have plenty of time to join the party.

You are a great contributor and add a lot to the conversation whether moderating or contributing.

Glad to hear from you. We are starting off at an easy pace so all should be well.

Bentley

Bently, thanks for all you do. I'm already in the 1st chapter and anxious to hear everyone's thoughts on this book.

Rodney, a thread is opened each week covering that wee's chapters/pages as noted above. The first of the threads is opened and Bryan is off to a great start. Here is the link to the first thread ~ http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Hope you participate in and enjoy the discussions!

Thanks Alisa for helping Rodney and providing the link to the discussion.

Yes Rodney - Bryan is off and running on the discussion and it is never too late to start posting your comments. I know Bryan will look forward to your jumping into the discussion. It should be fun. And also thank you for your kind words.