Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by Edward L. Widmer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-01-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 the first New Yorker to hold the office, at a time when Manhattan was bursting with new arrivals. A sharp and adroit political operator, he established himself as a powerhouse in New York, becoming a U.S. senator, secretary of state, and vice president under Jackson, whose election he managed. His ascendancy to the Oval Office was virtually a foregone conclusion. Once he had the reins of power, however, Van Buren found the road quite a bit rougher. His attempts to find a middle ground on the most pressing issues of his day-such as the growing regional conflict over slavery-eroded his effectiveness. But it was his inability to prevent the great banking panic of 1837, and the ensuing depression, that all but ensured his fall from grace and made him the third president to be denied a second term. His many years of outfoxing his opponents finally caught up with him. Ted Widmer, a veteran of the Clinton White House, vividly brings to life the chaos and contention that plagued Van Buren's presidency-and ultimately offered an early lesson in the power of democracy.
Download or read book Martin Van Buren Classic Reprint written by Edward Morse Shepard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Martin Van Buren A passage from the diary of Charles Jared Ingersoll (life by William M. Meigs, 1897) tempts me, in this most conspicuous place of the book, to emphasize my observation upon one injus tice often done to Van Buren. Referring, on May 6, 1844, to his letter, then just published, against the annexation of Texas, Mr. Ingersoll declared that, in View of the fact that nearly all of Van Buren's admirers and most of the Democratic press were committed to the annexation, Van Buren had committed a great blunder and become felo de 86. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Life I Political Opinions of Martin Van Buren Classic Reprint written by William M. Holland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life I Political Opinions of Martin Van Buren The author has therefore, devoted a period of entire vacation from his ordinary duties, to the col lection and arrangement of such materials as may fully exhibit the political sentiments of Mr. Van Buren, together with. Such details of his personal history, as may be published with a due respect for private feelings. In doing this, it has not been the design of the writer merely to contribute to the political elevation of any man: he has aimed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The President s First Year written by Douglas Alan Cohn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating new angle on presidential history, assessing the performances of the presidents in their freshman year of the toughest job in the world. Grouped by the issues the new presidents confronted in their first years in office, the book takes readers into the history, thought processes, and results on a case-by-case basis, including how the presidents’ subsequent actions proved that they learned (or didn’t learn) from their mistakes. From George Washington to Barack Obama, The President’s First Year details the challenging first twelve months of all our presidents’ tenures.
Download or read book Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics written by Joel H. Silbey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the life of Martin Van Buren, focusing on his role in the development and transformation of American politics in the early part of the nineteenth century.
Download or read book Life of Martin Van Buren Classic Reprint written by Thomas M'Elhiney and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life of Martin Van Buren Young persons, when they first acquire the powers of extempore speaking, and of penning written compositions, are much more likely to undertake the task of instructing their fellow citizens, than at any subsequent period of their lives. There can be no doubt that Mr. Van Buren was always an useful instructer; and if his object was ambitious display alone, one might well excuse such a wish, on the part of a young man, to lay before an admiring world the workings of so extraordinary an intellect. Fourteen years may appear to be a very early period at which to commence the study of the law; yet when we consider the fact, that a great mind, like that of Mr. Van Buren, is so well developed at fourteen, as to be capable of understanding the law, and then consider the vast extent of the law, it would be difficult to fix on a more appropriate time at which to commence. It requires at least ten years of judicious and diligent reading, to become a really good lawyer; and twenty years judicious and diligent reading, to become a thoroughly read lawyer. It is all true, that Mr. Van Buren might have occupied several years more of his life, with profit and advantage, in acquiring general scientific and historical knowledge; that knowledge, however, can be acquired equally well, and with more convenience, during the intervals of a professional life. The course pursued by Mr. Van Buren had this decided advantage; that, at an early period in life, he was a well read lawyer, and enti tled to the confidence of the community as such. The period of study required of Mr. Van Buren was seven years. Mr. Van Buren commenced the study of the law in the office of Francis Sylvester, Esq. A respectable lawyer of Kinderhook. Law students were frequently employed, at that time, in the manage ment of cases, in courts held by justices of the peace. The great ability exhibited by Mr. Van Buren as a reasoner, caused him to be employed very often in trials in those courts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Martin van Buren and the American Political System written by Donald B. Cole and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Cole analyzes the political skills that brought Van Buren the nickname Little Magician," describing how he built the Albany Regency (which became a model for political party machines) and how he created the Democratic party of Andrew Jackson. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren Classic Reprint written by William O. Stoddard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren It would not be easy to find a more tragic, heroic, pathetic story than that of Mrs. Jackson. She had kindred among the Waxhaw settlers to draw her near them, and her husband made a beginning upon a piece of wild land on twelve-mile Creek, a tribu tary of the Catawba. Two years of toil were spent in putting up a cabin and trying to make a farm, and then, before the permanent ownership of a home could be secured, Mr. Jackson sickened and died. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book American Reckoning written by Jonathan Alter and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid eyewitness account of the historic first criminal trial of a president and a cri de coeur for democracy from a New York Times bestselling author and presidential historian. As one of a handful of journalists allowed in the courtroom, for 23 days Jonathan Alter sat just feet away from the most dangerous threat to democracy in American history, watching the spectacle of the century: the felony trial of Donald Trump. Highly publicized but untelevised and thus largely hidden from public view, this landmark trial offered hope of real justice amid a grueling eight-year national ordeal and foreshadowed the drama of the 2024 presidential election. Alter shares everything he witnessed—from eviscerating takes on the colorful characters to the chilling legal ups and downs—to offer a barbed account of the trial and its aftermath, including fresh reporting about the historic events of the summer of 2024. A Zelig of journalism experiencing a crisis of faith in the good sense of the American people, Alter chronicles the shaping of his political consciousness and his bracing, unpredictable relationships with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, and Joe Biden, whose decision to stand down in favor of former prosecutor Kamala Harris put the criminal trial front and center as Americans render their own verdict at the polls. Deeply personal and passionate, American Reckoning is an eye-opening book from a journalist with a front row seat on history, offering a troubled yet hopeful look at our national moment of truth.
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