Martin Van Buren: The American Presidents Series: The 8th President, 1837-1841 - Hardcover
by Ted Widmer
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ted Widmer, Arthur M. Schlesinger (Editor)Series:American PresidentsPublish date:2005-01-05Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Times BooksISBN-13:9780805069228ISBN-10:805069224UPC:9780805069228Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, Political, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.30 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCXSQSB4JH
The first president born after America's independence ushers in a new era of no-holds-barred democracy
The first "professional politician" to become president, the slick and dandyish Martin Van Buren was to all appearances the opposite of his predecessor, the rugged general and Democratic champion Andrew Jackson. Van Buren, a native Dutch speaker, was America's first ethnic president as well as...Language:EnglishPublisher:Times BooksISBN-13:9780805069228ISBN-10:805069224UPC:9780805069228Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Presidents & Heads of State, Political, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.30 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCXSQSB4JH
Ted Widmer is the director of the C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College. He is the author of Young America and the co-author, with Alan Brinkley, of Campaigns. Widmer served as senior adviser to President Clinton and director of speechwriting at the National Security Council.
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