UID:
almahu_9949596980302882
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 332 p.) :
,
ill., map.
ISBN:
9781469602288 (ebook) :
Content:
The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as 'His Accidency'. This biography of the tenth president challenges depictions of Tyler as a diehard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, it argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency.
Note:
Originally published: 2006.
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780807872239
Language:
English
URL:
North Carolina scholarship online
