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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807830410

ISBN-139780807830413

eBay Product ID (ePID)51569898

Product Key Features

Book TitleJohn Tyler, the Accidental President

Number of Pages344 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicUnited States / 19th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, Political

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorEdward P. Crapol

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight5 oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-037963

ReviewsThe best study yet of Tyler's presidency and his important legacies....Any study of late Jacksonian America must now include Crapol's brilliant study.-- Pacific Historical Review, "Crapol is to be congratulated for giving us a concise scholarly discussion of a forgotten president." -- Virginia Magazine, "Crapol is to be congratulated for giving us a concise scholarly discussion of a forgotten president." —Virginia Magazine, "A commendable study that judiciously measures Tyler's qualities and real accomplishments while acknowledging his personal faults and policy mistakes. . . . A fine study of the enigmatic career of John Tyler." Ó£Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "The best study yet of Tyler's presidency and his important legacies....Any study of late Jacksonian America must now include Crapol's brilliant study."-- Pacific Historical Review, "The best study yet of Tyler's presidency and his important legacies....Any study of late Jacksonian America must now include Crapol's brilliant study." - Pacific Historical Review, "The best study yet of Tyler's presidency and his important legacies .Any study of late Jacksonian America must now include Crapol's brilliant study." - Pacific Historical Review, "The best study yet of Tyler's presidency and his important legacies'_¦.Any study of late Jacksonian America must now include Crapol's brilliant study." - Pacific Historical Review, "A commendable study that judiciously measures Tyler's qualities and real accomplishments while acknowledging his personal faults and policy mistakes. . . . A fine study of the enigmatic career of John Tyler." Ó£ Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "The best study yet of Tyler's presidency and his important legaciese.Any study of late Jacksonian America must now include Crapol's brilliant study." - Pacific Historical Review, "The best study yet of Tyler's presidency and his important legaciesâ€¦.Any study of late Jacksonian America must now include Crapol's brilliant study." - Pacific Historical Review, "Crapol is to be congratulated for giving us a concise scholarly discussion of a forgotten president." _ Virginia Magazine

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal973.5/092 B

SynopsisThe first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." Yet he proved to be a bold leader who used the malleable executive system to his advantage. In this biography of the tenth President of the United States, Edward P. Crapol challenges previous depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.In pursuit of his agenda, Crapol argues, Tyler exploited executive prerogatives and manipulated constitutional requirements in ways that violated his professed allegiance to a strict interpretation of the Constitution. He set precedents that his successors in the White House invoked to create an American empire and expand presidential power.Crapol also highlights Tyler's enduring faith in America's national destiny and his belief that boundless territorial expansion would preserve the Union as a slaveholding republic. When Tyler, a Virginian, opted for secession and the Confederacy in 1861, he was stigmatized as America's "traitor" president for having betrayed the republic he once led. As Crapol demonstrates, Tyler's story anticipates the modern imperial presidency in all its power and grandeur, as well as its darker side., In this biography of the 10th President of the United States (1841-1845), Crapol challenges the one-dimensional descriptions of John Tyler as a single-minded states' righter, an unwavering spokesman for a strict interpretation of the Constitution, and a faithful disciple of the republican vision of the founding fathers. Dubbed "His Accidency" because he stepped up from VP to President upon the death of William Henry Harrison, Tyler was nonetheless a strong proponent of the idea of America's great "national destiny" and helped increase the executive power of the President. Lasting effects of Tyler's career include the precedent of the VP becoming President upon the President's death; the country's first trade treaty with China; and the annexation of Texas. He was later known as the "traitor President" for joining the Confederacy after he left the Presidency., The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." Yet he proved to be a bold leader who used the malleable executive system to his advantage. In this biography of the tenth President of the United States, Edward P. Crapol challenges previous depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. In pursuit of his agenda, Crapol argues, Tyler exploited executive prerogatives and manipulated constitutional requirements in ways that violated his professed allegiance to a strict interpretation of the Constitution. He set precedents that his successors in the White House invoked to create an American empire and expand presidential power. Crapol also highlights Tyler's enduring faith in America's national destiny and his belief that boundless territorial expansion would preserve the Union as a slaveholding republic. When Tyler, a Virginian, opted for secession and the Confederacy in 1861, he was stigmatized as America's "traitor" president for having betrayed the republic he once led. As Crapol demonstrates, Tyler's story anticipates the modern imperial presidency in all its power and grandeur, as well as its darker side., In this biography of the tenth president of the United States, Edward P. Crapol challenges previous depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Illustrations.

LC Classification Number2005037963 [E]