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A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents, 1837 - 1861
Joel H. Silbey
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Description for A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents, 1837 - 1861
Hardback. A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents presents a series of original essays exploring our historical understanding of the role and legacy of the eight U.S. presidents who served in the significant period between 1837 and the start of the Civil War in 1861. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 934.
A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents presents a series of original essays exploring our historical understanding of the role and legacy of the eight U.S. presidents who served in the significant period between 1837 and the start of the Civil War in 1861.
- Explores and evaluates the evolving scholarly reception of Presidents Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan, including their roles, behaviors, triumphs, and failures
- Represents the first single-volume reference to gather together the historiographic literature on the Antebellum Presidents
- Brings together original contributions from a team of eminent historians and experts on the American presidency
- Reveals insights into ... Read more
- Offers fresh perspectives into the largely forgotten men who served during one of the most decisive quarter centuries of United States history
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444339123
SKU
V9781444339123
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99-15
About Joel H. Silbey
Joel H. Silbey is Professor of History Emeritus at Cornell University. His books include Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics (2002), Storm over Texas: The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War (2005), and Party Over Section: The Election of 1848 (2009).
Reviews for A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents, 1837 - 1861
“Provocative and modestly revisionist, this enlightening collection should be the first-choice volume for anyone interested in the political historiography of the antebellum presidents.” (Presidential Studies Quarterly, 28 July 2015) “Offers fresh perspectives into the largely forgotten men who served during one of the most decisive quarter centuries of United States history.” (Expofairs.com, 17 December 2014) ... Read more