02602nam 2200565Ia 450 991079198790332120200520144314.01-4696-0228-80-8078-8272-0(CKB)2560000000079299(EBL)834231(OCoLC)772844959(SSID)ssj0000186017(PQKBManifestationID)11154598(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186017(PQKBWorkID)10230766(PQKB)10083964(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245614(Au-PeEL)EBL834231(CaPaEBR)ebr10524363(CaONFJC)MIL930854(MiAaPQ)EBC834231(EXLCZ)99256000000007929920060109e20122006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJohn Tyler[electronic resource] the accidental president /by Edward P. CrapolChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20121 online resource (357 p.)Originally published: 2006. With new foreword.0-8078-7223-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Forewarned, Forearmed; 2 Visions of National Destiny; 3 Defending Slavery; 4 Avoiding War & Preserving Peace; 5 Pacific Visions; 6 Texas; 7 Retirement & Secession; Conclusion: Precedents & Legacies; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YThe 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 PresidentsUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesPolitics and government1841-1845Presidents973.5/092973.5092Crapol Edward P1497944MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791987903321John Tyler3723258UNINA