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William Henry Harrison / Gail Collins.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection E392 .C65 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, Gail
- Series:
- American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
- The American presidents
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.
- United States.
- United States--History--1783-1865.
- Indiana.
- Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
- Harrison, William Henry.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1840.
- Presidents.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Governors--Indiana--Biography.
- Governors.
- Politics and government.
- Presidents--Election.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biographie.
- Biographies
- History
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 153 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Times Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2012.
- Summary:
- William Henry Harrison died just 31 days after taking the oath of office in 1841. Today he is a curiosity in American history, but as Collins shows in this entertaining and revelatory biography, he and his career are worth a closer look.
- "The president who served the shortest term--just a single month--but whose victorious election campaign rewrote the rules for candidates seeking America's highest office"--Jacket.
- Contents:
- To the manor born
- The governor
- Tippecanoe
- The War of 1812
- Pursuing a post
- The first campaign
- And Tyler, too
- Log cabin and hard cider
- Thirty-one days.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780805091182
- 0805091181
- OCLC:
- 723142704
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