02658nam 2200601Ia 450 991082584110332120240516101611.0979-88-908438-5-21-4696-0228-80-8078-8272-0(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 the accidental president /by Edward P. Crapol1st ed.Chapel 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 government1841-1845Presidents973.5/092973.5092973.5092Crapol Edward P1617445MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825841103321John Tyler3948630UNINA