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John Tyler : the accidental president /

Crapol, Edward P.

John Tyler : the accidental president / by Edward P. Crapol. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, c2006. - 332 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-319) and index.

Introduction -- Forewarned, forearmed -- Visions of national destiny -- Defending slavery -- Avoiding war and preserving peace -- Pacific visions -- Texas -- Retirement and secession -- Conclusion : precedents and legacies.

9780807830413 (cloth : alk. paper) 0807830410 (cloth : alk. paper)

2005037963


Tyler, John, 1790-1862.


Presidents--United States--Biography.


United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.

E397 / .C73 2006

973.5/092 B

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