Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics

by Joel H. Silbey

Book Overview

In the early part of the nineteenth 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742522431
• ISBN13: 9780742522435
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"