The republican vision of John Tyler / Dan Monroe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monroe, Dan, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tyler, John, 1790-1862.

Tyler, John.

Tyler, John, 1790-1862--Political and social views.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historians have generally ranked John Tyler as one of the least successful chief executives, despite achievements such as the WebsterAshburton treaty, which heralded improved relations with Great Britain, and the annexation of Texas. Why did Tyler pursue what appears to have been a politically selfdestructive course with regard to both his first party, the Democrats, and his later political alliance, the Whigs? Monroe has set out to explain the beliefs that led to Tyler=s resigning his Senate seat and exercising politically suicidal presidential vetoes as well as examines the crises Tyler faced during his term in the House: the Panic of 1819, the financially tottering national bank, and the Missouri debate.

Contents:

Republican Genesis

Defending the Republican Vision

A Jeffersonian Republican in the Age of Jackson

Honor, Consistency, and the Presidency

The Terrible Tariff and Distribution Too

Prelude to Annexation

Tyler and Texas.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-242) and index.

ISBN:

1-299-05366-1

1-60344-725-3

1-58544-983-0

OCLC:

53976807