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John Tyler, the Accidental President

Edward P Crapol author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press

Published:18th Jan '12

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The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as ""His Accidency."" In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depiction's of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Crapol also highlights Tyler's faith in America's national destiny and his belief that boundless territorial expansion would preserve the Union as a slave holding republic. When Tyler sided with the Confederacy in 1861, he was branded as America's ""traitor"" president for having betrayed the republic he once led.

ISBN: 9780807872239

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 529g

360 pages

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