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Martin Van Buren

Author : Edward L. Widmer
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805069224
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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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.

Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics

Author : Joel H. Silbey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742522442
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (224 download)

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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.

Martin Van Buren

Author : John Niven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780945707257
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by John Niven and published by . This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They called him "the Magician," "the Red Fox" and other names that celebrated his political skill. And, indeed, there is no doubt that Martin Van Buren was the most innovative politician of his age. In the first modern biography of the eighth President, John Niven reveals a man who was preeminently a statesman - not just a superb practitioner of the art of the possible, as he is commonly depicted. First prominent in New York politics, Van Buren served as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State and later as his vice president. The balance wheel of the administration, he was Jackson's most influential adviser. His own presidency (1837-1841) was beset by the worst depression the United States had yet faced, but, as Niven shows, Van Buren met the crisis with courage. His corrective measures incensed the financial community but save the public credit. Defeated in the 1840 election, he was denied the Democratic nomination in 1844, for opposing on moral grounds, the immediate annexation of Texas. In 1848, as the presidential candidate for the anti-slavery Free Soil Party, he again lent his name to an unpopular cause he felt was right. Charming, witty, enigmatic, Van Buren could hold his own with the other key political figures of his day: Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams. Correcting many false images of Van Buren (including the view that he was a compromiser on the slavery issue), this authoritative biography unveils a brilliant career in American political life, set against the backdrop of a fascinating era. --Book jacket

Martin Van Buren

Author : Steven Ferry
Publisher : Childs World Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781602530379
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by Steven Ferry and published by Childs World Incorporated. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the life, career, and accomplishments of the eighth president of the United States.

Martin Van Buren

Author : BreAnn Rumsch
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1098212428
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by BreAnn Rumsch and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography introduces readers to Martin Van Buren including his early political career and key events from Van Buren's administration including the Second Seminole War and passage of the Independent Treasury Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Martin Van Buren and the American Political System

Author : Donald B. Cole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780691612324
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren and the American Political System written by Donald B. Cole and published by . This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 0 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.

The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren

Author : John Clement Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781376558777
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren written by John Clement Fitzpatrick and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Life of Martin Van Buren

Author : Davy Crockett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Martin Van Buren written by Davy Crockett and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Martin Van Buren

Author : Pierre-Marie Loizeau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611220933
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by Pierre-Marie Loizeau and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), the eighth president of the United States. Notes biographical details provided by the Department of Politics and Government at Ripon College. Includes information about his political career and his life after the presidency.

The Life of Martin Van Buren

Author : Davy Crockett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Martin Van Buren written by Davy Crockett and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Martin Van Buren

Author : Jerome Mushkat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875802299
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by Jerome Mushkat and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1828, Martin Van Buren discontinued his profession as a lawyer to become a full-time politician, yet his formative years as an attorney provided the critical ideological basis for his presidency. Mushkat and Rayback offer the first historical investigation of the nature, scope, and significance of Van Buren's legal practice as they trace the development of his republican ideology. Rather than a static set of immutable values and imperatives, Van Buren's ideology was a malleable body of thought. Dynamic and evolving, it exemplified the complexities of republicanism itself. As a teenager, Van Buren absorbed Jefforson and Madison's eighteenth-century classical republicanism. Later, the principles of classical republicanism provided guides during his first years as a practicing lawyer. As his legal and political careers developed, Van Buren adapted his ideas to new conditions, accepting key components of liberal republicanism. Van Buren's rise to prominence mirrors the relevance of law to politics. As a New York attorney, Van Buren worked with legal issues in the nation's most important state during the early nineteenth century. His key contributions were Americanization of the common law and modernization of contract law. His experience also helped shape his perspectives on such matters as the allocation and use of power, judicial activism and legislative supremacy, and property and gender rights. Consulting a wide range of original legal sources not previously used by historians, Mushkat and Rayback offer a fresh and intriguing biographical approach to an American president that challenges traditional perceptions and adds new insight into Van Buren's place in American political and legal history.

American Political History: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Donald T. Critchlow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199393737
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book American Political History: A Very Short Introduction written by Donald T. Critchlow and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a strong executive office. Yet the country's national politics have historically included all those features. In American Political History: A Very Short Introduction, Donald Critchlow takes on this contradiction between original theory and actual practice. This brief, accessible book explores the nature of the two-party system, key turning points in American political history, representative presidential and congressional elections, struggles to expand the electorate, and critical social protest and third-party movements. The volume emphasizes the continuity of a liberal tradition challenged by partisan divide, war, and periodic economic turmoil. American Political History: A Very Short Introduction explores the emergence of a democratic political culture within a republican form of government, showing the mobilization and extension of the mass electorate over the lifespan of the country. In a nation characterized by great racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, American democracy has proven extraordinarily durable. Individual parties have risen and fallen, but the dominance of the two-party system persists. Fierce debates over the meaning of the U.S. Constitution have created profound divisions within the parties and among voters, but a belief in the importance of constitutional order persists among political leaders and voters. Americans have been deeply divided about the extent of federal power, slavery, the meaning of citizenship, immigration policy, civil rights, and a range of economic, financial, and social policies. New immigrants, racial minorities, and women have joined the electorate and the debates. But American political history, with its deep social divisions, bellicose rhetoric, and antagonistic partisanship provides valuable lessons about the meaning and viability of democracy in the early 21st century. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Martin Van Buren

Author : Steven Wallace
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by Steven Wallace and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-13 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Van Buren: A Fascinating Biography of the 8th United States President showcases the life and political career of a man who championed for the expansion of voting rights and would later overcome an attempt to rig the Presidential election by the opposing party to take his place in American history. In his continuing series on American presidents, Steven Wallace presents the lifelong biography of the patriotic eighth President of the United States. Before the Panic of 1837-the second worst depression in American history-poisoned his career and term as presidency, Martin Van Buren was a passionate politician who hoped to move America forward. Born just six years after the founding of the United States, Martin Van Buren seemed destined for politics. Known throughout his career as "Little Van" for his short stature, his impact on America was certainly not minimal. From the age of fourteen, the democratic Van Buren began a political career as an apprentice. He would later go on to fulfill several positions including senator for New York state, a brief stint as Governor, Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State, and eventually President. His incredible life also led him to become directly involved in intriguing events such as the War of 1812 and the Petticoat Affair. Enjoy this concise and interesting biography about the eighth President of the United States, who's impressive political career was overshadowed by the second worst depression in the nation's history.

Andrew Jackson

Author : H. W. Brands
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307278549
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Andrew Jackson written by H. W. Brands and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The First American comes the first major single-volume biography in a decade of the president who defined American democracy • "A big, rich biography.” —The Boston Globe H. W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in. An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed that the presidency was not the exclusive province of the wealthy and the well-born but could truly be held by a man of the people. On a majestic, sweeping scale Brands re-creates Jackson’s rise from his hardscrabble roots to his days as frontier lawyer, then on to his heroic victory in the Battle of New Orleans, and finally to the White House. Capturing Jackson’s outsized life and deep impact on American history, Brands also explores his controversial actions, from his unapologetic expansionism to the disgraceful Trail of Tears. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.

The Presidents of the United States of America

Author : Frank Freidel
Publisher : White House Historical Assn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book The Presidents of the United States of America written by Frank Freidel and published by White House Historical Assn. This book was released on 1982 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single-page biographies with pictures of the 39 Presidents.

The Life and Political Opinions of Martin Van Buren

Author : William M. Holland
Publisher : Hartford : Belknap & Hamersley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Political Opinions of Martin Van Buren written by William M. Holland and published by Hartford : Belknap & Hamersley. This book was released on 1835 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Martin Van Buren

Author : John Niven
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Martin Van Buren written by John Niven and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of the 8th president. Emphasis on political aspects of his life.