John Tyler, the Accidental President: Paperback Edition

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Univ of North Carolina Press, Jan 1, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 360 pages
John Tyler, the Accidental President
 

Contents

Introduction
1
1 Forewarned Forearmed
7
2 Visions of National Destiny
29
3 Defending Slavery
57
4 Avoiding War Preserving Peace
89
5 Pacific Visions
129
6 Texas
175
7 Retirement Secession
223
Precedents Legacies
267
Notes
285
Bibliography
301
Acknowledgments
321
Index
323
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About the author (2012)

Edward P. Crapol is William E. Pullen Professor of American History, Emeritus, at the College of William and Mary. He is author of James G. Blaine: Architect of Empire and editor of Women and American Foreign Policy: Lobbyists, Critics, and Insiders.

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