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Martin Van Buren : the little magician

Title: Martin Van Buren : the little magician / Pierre-Marie Loizeau.
Author: Loizeau, Pierre-Marie.
Publication: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2008.

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Description

xvii, 232 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"This book portrays the life of Martin Van Buren, an active architect of the Democratic Party and eighth president of the American republic, who still remains in the public mind as an obscure, if not forgotten, figure of our history. It depicts his rise to legal then political prominence. Van Buren's long-winding road to the White House was marked by the creation of his "Albany Regency", a well-disciplined political machine that he effectively managed through the so-called spoils system and adroitly used to his own political advantage." "Blessed with sound political acumen but despised for his constant political maneuvering, he was known as "the Little Magician" by his friends and enemies alike, with different motives. As president, Van Buren was beset with the Panic of 1837, a strong economic recession resulting mostly from his predecessor's wrong choices, but for which he paid a strong political price."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

First men, America's presidents series

Uniform Title

First men, America's presidents

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biographies.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-195) and index.

ISBN

9781604567731
1604567732

LCCN

2008032260

OCLC

ocn241304325
241304325
SCSB-1503507

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library