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John Tyler : the accidental president / by Edward P. Crapol.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crapol, Edward P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.
- United States.
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862.
- Tyler, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.
- Summary:
- 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, the author challenges previous depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Forewarned, forearmed
- Visions of national destiny
- Defending slavery
- Avoiding war and preserving peace
- Pacific visions
- Texas
- Retirement and secession
- Conclusion : precedents and legacies.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-319) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8078-7743-3
- OCLC:
- 476268455
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