Martin Van Buren
The American Presidents Series: The 8th President, 1837-1841
The first president born after America's independence ushers in a new era of no-holds-barred democracyThe 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 un…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4668-3271-8
- EAN: 9781466832718
- Produktnummer: 22456658
- Verlag: Henry Holt and Co.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 346 KB
- Auflage: First Edition
- Abbildungen: Includes one black-and-white illustration
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Ted Widmer; Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., General Editor
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