The presidency of Martin Van Buren
by Wilson, Major L.
Series: American presidency series Published by : University Press of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) Physical details: 252 p ISBN:0700602380. ISSN:978070060 Year: 1984| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | 973.570924 Wil (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Mary Ann Gillespie | 56994 |
Foreword --
Preface --
A restless nation --
The road to the White House --
The panic of 1837 --
A proposal of divorce --
The meaning of divorce --
A separation without divorce --
The second Declaration of Independence --
Peace with honor --
Running the shop --
The last step --
Notes --
Bibliographical essay --
Index.
"Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, has been judged harshly by some historians as a politician by trade and a spoilsman without principles, a "little magician" who was interested only in his own advancement. This volume provides a thorough recounting of the events and decisions of Van Buren's White House years (1837-1841), and adds to the positive reappraisal of Van Buren as an able statesman and effective chief executive. Wilson stresses that Van Buren faced the major problems of his presidency with courage and consistency, and that he brought repose to a nation wrenched both by sectional differences and by the violent fluctuations of economic expansion and contraction."--Publisher.
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