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Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"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."--Publisher's website
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
In early June 1824, Martin Van Buren, New York's junior United States senator, went to Virginia to meet Thomas Jefferson, a man "whose character, conduct and principles formed my beau ideal of thorough patriotism and accomplished statesmanship," Van Buren would one day write. Eighty-one, ailing, and chased by creditors, the former president never refused guests, even though the frequent entertaining added to his money woes. An air of mystery surrounded...
Author
Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c1984
Description
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...
12) Martin VanBuren
Author
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2001
Description
Examines the life and career of the eighth American president, who had the nickname "Old Kinderhook."
