Chester A. Arthur: The Accidental President

by John M. Pafford

Book Overview

Chester Alan Arthur, surely our unlikeliest president, may have been saved from complete obscurity only by the mutton-chop whiskers that stand out among the full-bearded visages of late-nineteenth-century presidents. But as this highly readable portrait of Arthur and his age reveals, duty's unexpected call turned the quintessential patronage politician into a statesman who skillfully guided America's first steps on the road to becoming a world power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621575950
• ISBN13: 9781621575955
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Regnery History
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"