The Secret Diary Of Mrs John Quincy Adams

President John Quincy Adams wed English-born Louisa Johnson after a two year pause between the asking and going through with the marriage. He tried to get our of marrying her, a twenty-two year old spinster with a shady promised of a dowry that could never be paid, and a murky secret in her background. During their 50 year long marriage both endured difficult times. As president, John Quincy Adams and Louisa were deeply disturbed from their earliest youth by the horrors of slavery. Together John Quincy and Louisa were able to accomplish the commencement of slavery. The challenge brought them together in a late amorous relationship soaring to blissful heights. Their relationship unfolds in Louisa's own strenuous voice from the pages of her secret diary. She spares no details about the journeys she takes, the hardships she endures, and most of all the hard work it takes to learn to put love into every word and action.

President John Quincy Adams wed English-born Louisa Johnson after a two year pause between the asking and going through with the marriage. He tried to get our of marrying her, a twenty-two year old spinster with a shady promised of a dowry that could never be paid, and a murky secret in her background.During their 50 year long marriage both endured difficult times. As president, John Quincy Adams and Louisa were deeply disturbed from their earliest youth by the horrors of slavery. Together John Quincy and Louisa were able to accomplish the commencement of slavery. The challenge brought them together in a late amorous relationship soaring to blissful heights.Their relationship unfolds in Louisa's own strenuous voice from the pages of her secret diary. She spares no details about the journeys she takes, the hardships she endures, and most of all the hard work it takes to learn to put love into every word and action.What readers are saying: A great bookThe author Beatrice succeeded to keep the reader thrilled to read every page in her book and to take us through the journey of the unique character of Louise and live the era of the 1700 and 1800.in such a fascinating way.I definitely enjoyed every page in this compelling story. A must read.. - Samira S.A wonderful storyAfter reading this manuscript, I can say that I fell in love with Louisa Adams. She was a strong individual whose life story needed to be told. Louisa Adams made an impact. I couldn't put the book down. A must read. - L. Bell 

President John Quincy Adams wed English-born Louisa Johnson after a two year pause between the asking and going through with the marriage. He tried to get our of marrying her, a twenty-two year old spinster with a shady promised of a dowry that could never be paid, and a murky secret in her background. During their 50 year long marriage both endured difficult times. As president, John Quincy Adams and Louisa were deeply disturbed from their earliest youth by the horrors of slavery. Together John Quincy and Louisa were able to accomplish the commencement of slavery. The challenge brought them together in a late amorous relationship soaring to blissful heights. Their relationship unfolds in Louisa's own strenuous voice from the pages of her secret diary. She spares no details about the journeys she takes, the hardships she endures, and most of all the hard work it takes to learn to put love into every word and action. What readers are saying: A great book The author Beatrice succeeded to keep the reader thrilled to read every page in her book and to take us through the journey of the unique character of Louise and live the era of the 1700 and 1800.in such a fascinating way.I definitely enjoyed every page in this compelling story. A must read.. - Samira S. A wonderful story After reading this manuscript, I can say that I fell in love with Louisa Adams. She was a strong individual whose life story needed to be told. Louisa Adams made an impact. I couldn't put the book down. A must read. - L. Bell

Beatrice Fairbanks Cayzer is the daughter of a US Ambassador at Large, most notable for having negotiated the peace treaty for the Peruvian Ecuadorian War, and at the request of Secretary of War Woodring furthered the decision to keep Puerto Rico in the US Commonwealth. She married Major Stanley Cayzer, a Director in his family’s shipping companies The Union Castle Line, Clan Line, and Sterling Line; a sportsman who won the Wokingham Race at Royal Ascot and the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood, also scoring at the SanSiro Racetrack in Milan, Italy. His father, Lord High Sheriff of Northamptonshire, was also a successful racehorse owner and breeder whose BOUQUET was the dam of AIRBORNE an English Derby winner. The Cayzer ship the MV Windsor Castle was the second largest liner of its era after the Queen Mary.Beatrice Cayzer has written nine books, among them THE HAPPY HARROW MURDER TRILOGY, forty-six weeks on the Best Sellers list. She contributed to Town & Country, House & Garden, Good Housekeeping, ESQUIRE,The New York Herald Tribune, and the Journal Of Commerce , among other publications. She has three daughters, Mary, Jeannie and Claudia.

John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States but holds a place in history as probably of America's greatest ever diplomats, negotiating many of the treaties that have formed the United States as we know them today. This is a fascinating biography and a must read for any fan of political history.

Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (1775-1852) chronicles her life with John Quincy Adams. Born in London in 1775 to a Maryland merchant and his English wife, Louisa recalls her childhood and education in England and France and her courtship with John Quincy, then U.S. minister to the Netherlands. Married in 1797, Louisa accompanied her husband on his postings to Berlin, St. Petersburg, and London. Her memoirs of Prussia and Russia portray the republican couple in the courts of Europe.