Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics

Name: Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics
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ISBN: 9780742522442

ISBN-10: 074252244X

ISBN-13: 9780742522442

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Joel H. Silbey

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In the early part of the 19th century, America was skeptical of popular politics, distrustful of political parties, and disdainful of political management. However, as prominent historian Joel H. Silbey demonstrates, Martin Van Buren took the lead among his contemporaries in remolding the old political order as he captured the New York state governorship, a seat in the United States Senate, and ultimately the Presidency. Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics takes a fresh look at the life and political career of one of America's most often overlooked, yet most influential, public figures.

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List price: $47.00
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/3/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.04" wide x 8.94" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface



The Tavern Keeper's Son: The Making of a Politician, 1782-1812



"The Partisan Leader" I: Master of the State, 1812-1821



"The Partisan Leader" II: The Senator from New York, 1821-1828



The Seats of the Mighty, 1828-1832



The Democracy's Heir Apparent, 1832-1836



At the Summit: The Eighth President of the United States, 1837-1841



"The People Could Not Be Rallied for Van Buren"



The Partisan Leader at Bay, 1841-1847



"The Most Fallen Man I Have Ever Known": The Party Leader Becomes a Political Rebel-For a Time, 1848-1852



Political Afterlife, 1852-1862



"The Honors of Their Statesman"


Suggested Reading


Index


About the Author