John Tyler, the Accidental President - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807872239ISBN-10:807872237UPC:9780807872239Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Presidents & Heads of State, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCKKYW2D9Q
The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Crapol also highlights Tyler's faith in America's national destiny and his belief that boundless territorial expansion would preserve the Union as a slaveholding republic. When Tyler sided with the Confederacy in 1861, he was branded as America's "traitor" president for having betrayed the republic he once led.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9780807872239ISBN-10:807872237UPC:9780807872239Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Presidents & Heads of State, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCKKYW2D9Q
Crapol, Edward P.: - Edward P. Crapol is William E. Pullen Professor of American History, Emeritus, at the College of William and Mary. He is author of James G. Blaine: Architect of Empire and editor of Women and American Foreign Policy: Lobbyists, Critics, and Insiders.
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