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The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In this biography of the tenth president, Edw… Mehr…

The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Crapol also highlights Tyler's faith in America's n The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Crapol also highlights Tyler's faith in America's national destiny and his belief that boundless territorial expansion would preserve the Union as a slaveholding republic. When Tyler sided with the Confederacy in 1861, he was branded as America's "traitor" president for having betrayed the republic he once led. Political, Biography & Memoir, John Tyler, the Accidental President~~ Edward P. Crapol~~Political~~Biography & Memoir~~9780807882726, en, John Tyler, the Accidental President, Edward P. Crapol, 9780807882726, The University of North Carolina Press, 01/18/2012, , , , The University of North Carolina Press, 01/18/2012<

ISBN: 9780807882726

The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In this biography of the tenth president, Edw… Mehr…

The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as "His Accidency." In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depictions of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Crapol also highlights Tyler's faith in America's national destiny and his belief that boundless territorial expansion would preserve the Union as a slaveholding republic. When Tyler sided with the Confederacy in 1861, he was branded as America's "traitor" president for having betrayed the republic he once led. The University of North Carolina Press Political Biographies Tippecanoe and Tyler Too; William Henry Harrison; Vice President of the United States; President of the United States John Tyler; John Tyler states' rights; John Tyler manifest destiny; Confederate States of America; governor of Virginia; "traitor President"; Civil War and John Tyler; southern secession; His Accidency; John Tyler; Log Cabin campaign; tenth president; national destiny; expansion of slavery; annexation of Texas; Tyler Doctrine; opening to China; Sherwood Forest; John Tyler precedents; Princeton explosion; Julia Gardiner Tyler; Republicanism and John Tyler; Webster-Ashburton Treaty; 9780807872239 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Politics & International Relations, The University of North Carolina Press<

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The University of North Carolina Press Political Biographies Tippecanoe and Tyler Too; William Henry Harrison; Vice President of the United States; President of the United States John Tyl… Mehr…

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