Download or read book John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule, 1835–1850 written by Peter Charles Hoffer and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively narrative intended for history classrooms and anyone interested in abolitionism, slavery, Congress, and the coming of the Civil War, John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule, 1835–1850, vividly portrays the importance of the political machinations and debates that colored the age.