Martin Van Buren
by Edward Morse Shepard
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About this eBook
- Author
- Shepard, Edward Morse, 1850-1911
- Credits
- Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
- Subject
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 41634
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41634
- Release Date
- December 16, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.MARTIN VAN BUREN BY EDWARD M. SHEPARD
- 2.PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
- 5.CHAPTER I AMERICAN POLITICS WHEN VAN BUREN'S CAREER BEGAN.—JEFFERSON'S INFLUENCE
- 6.CHAPTER II EARLY YEARS.—PROFESSIONAL LIFE
- 7.CHAPTER III STATE SENATOR.—ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
- 8.CHAPTER IV UNITED STATES SENATOR.—REËSTABLISHMENT OF PARTIES.—PARTY LEADERSHIP
- 9.CHAPTER V DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN 1828.—GOVERNOR
- 10.CHAPTER VI SECRETARY OF STATE.—DEFINITE FORMATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC CREED
- 11.CHAPTER VII MINISTER TO ENGLAND.—VICE-PRESIDENT.—ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY
- 12.CHAPTER VIII CRISIS OF 1837
- 13.CHAPTER IX PRESIDENT.—SUB-TREASURY BILL
- 14.CHAPTER X PRESIDENT.—CANADIAN INSURRECTION.—TEXAS.—SEMINOLE WAR.—DEFEAT FOR REËLECTION
- 15.CHAPTER XI EX-PRESIDENT.—SLAVERY.—TEXAS ANNEXATION.—DEFEAT BY THE SOUTH.—FREE-SOIL CAMPAIGN.—LAST YEARS
- 16.CHAPTER XII VAN BUREN'S CHARACTER AND PLACE IN HISTORY — FOOTNOTES
- 17.INDEX
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