Jeffrey A. Denman

His conversation with John C. Calhoun would lead him to some revealing passages in his diary. Calhoun thought it [Missouri Compromise]...

The new year just brought more angst to Adams. The Missouri question engulfed Adams to such an extent that he found “his ideas connected...

The Missouri crisis pitted Adams against himself, weighing the coexisting factions of his antislavery convictions and his firm commitment...