The unexpected president, the life and times of Chester A. Arthur, Scott S. Greenberger
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The unexpected president, the life and times of Chester A. Arthur, Scott S. Greenberger
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-290) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The unexpected president
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
971512303
Responsibility statement
Scott S. Greenberger
Sub title
the life and times of Chester A. Arthur
Summary
"An exquisitely written, comprehensive biography of Chester A. Arthur, our virtually forgotten 21st president, who unexpectedly occupied the nation's highest office and surprised everyone with his moral character and reformist policies"--Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Prologue -- Elder Arthur -- "This Is the Place" -- Bleeding Kansas -- Playing the Game -- Barracks and Blankets -- The Shoddy Aristocracy -- The Lordly Roscoe -- The Collector -- From Grant to Hayes -- His Fraudulency, the President -- "The One I Loved Dearest" -- Dark Horse -- "A Great Deal of Soap" -- "An Ugly Wound" -- A Mysterious Correspondent -- "He Is Our President" -- "A Splendid Henry V" -- A Surprise Visit -- An Attack in Savannah -- "Between Two Stools" -- "Fame is a Bubble" -- Epilogue
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- Biographies
- Biography
- Politics and government
- Political and social views
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 -- Political and social views
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- 1881-1885
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- United States
- Presidents
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
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- 1881-1885
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- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
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