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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Randall Woods *
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DESCRIPTION:Historian and award-winning author and UA Professor Randall Wo
 ods explores the complex life of John Quincy Adams in this compelling look
  at the sixth president..\nhttps://faylib.libnet.info/event/10516628
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Fayetteville Public Library is delighted t
 o welcome award-winning historian <strong>Randall Woods</strong> to discus
 s the release of his engaging new biography\, <strong><em>John Quincy Adam
 s: A Man for the Whole People</em></strong>.&nbsp\; Randall Woods\, with a
  lifelong fascination for Adams and more than a decade of research\, prese
 nts a compelling look at the many personal and political layers of John Qu
 incy\, bringing him to life for modern readers.&nbsp\; Most readers know J
 ohn Quincy Adams as a pivotal American diplomat and politician from a stor
 ied family that helped to shape and transform the early path of the nation
 .&nbsp\; Here\, readers will also gain insights to the man -- exploring hi
 s ambitions and intellectual interests\, his love of literature and poetry
 \, and his strained family relationships contrasting with his deeply treas
 ured friendships.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Praise:</p>\n<p style="padding-lef
 t: 30px\;"><em>"Beautifully written biographies are rare gems and Randall 
 Wood's <strong>John Quincy Adams</strong> is truly one of the most exquisi
 te.&nbsp\; In this contemporary moment when our democracy feels so fragile
 \, and when the question of what defines us a nation -- what will make us 
 the most egalitarian\, the most just -- feels so pressing\, this vibrant a
 nd rich look at the life of a man who was at the very center of an earlier
  so-similar moment in our nation's past\, is sobering\, hopeful\, and need
 ed."</em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;-- Heather Ann Thompson\, Pulitzer Prize winning a
 uthor of <em>Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and it
 s Legacy</em></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;"><em></em></p>\n<p>Randa
 ll Woods will share his insights and take questions during this lively dis
 cussion.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Pearl's Books will be at the event handling book sal
 es\, with a book signing to follow the discussion.&nbsp\; Registration is 
 requested but not required.</p>\n<p>All abilities are welcome. For disabil
 ity accommodations\, call 479.856.7250 or email questions@faylib.org 2-3 w
 eekdays before a program.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration: u
 nderline\;"><strong>About the Author:</strong></span></p>\n<p><strong>Rand
 all Woods</strong>&nbsp\;is a John A. Cooper Distinguished Professor of Hi
 story at the University of Arkansas\, where he has taught since 1971. His 
 books include <em>LBJ: Architect of American Ambition</em>&nbsp\;and <em>F
 ulbright: A Biography</em>\, which won the Robert H. Ferrell Prize.</p>\nh
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