The unexpected president: the life and times of Chester A. Arthur
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2017
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"An exquisitely written, comprehensive biography of Chester A. Arthur, our virtually forgotten 21st president, who unexpectedly occupied the nation's highest office and surprised everyone with his moral character and reformist policies"--Provided by publisher.
"Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early fifties Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority of his fellow citizens but by his own conscience. As President James A. Garfield struggled for his life, Arthur knew better than his detractors that he failed to meet the high standard a president must uphold. And yet, from the moment President Arthur took office, he proved to be not just honest but brave, going up against the very forces that had controlled him for decades. He surprised everyone-and gained many enemies-when he swept house and took on corruption, civil rights for blacks, and issues of land for Native Americans. A mysterious young woman deserves much of the credit for Arthur's remarkable transformation. Julia Sand, a bedridden New Yorker, wrote Arthur nearly two dozen letters urging him to put country over party, to find "the spark of true nobility" that lay within him. At a time when women were barred from political life, Sand's letters inspired Arthur to transcend his checkered past-and changed the course of American history. This beautifully written biography tells the dramatic, untold story of a virtually forgotten American president. It is the tale of a machine politician and man-about-town in Gilded Age New York who stumbled into the highest office in the land, only to rediscover his better self when his nation needed him." -- Publisher's description
"Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early fifties Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority of his fellow citizens but by his own conscience. As President James A. Garfield struggled for his life, Arthur knew better than his detractors that he failed to meet the high standard a president must uphold. And yet, from the moment President Arthur took office, he proved to be not just honest but brave, going up against the very forces that had controlled him for decades. He surprised everyone-and gained many enemies-when he swept house and took on corruption, civil rights for blacks, and issues of land for Native Americans. A mysterious young woman deserves much of the credit for Arthur's remarkable transformation. Julia Sand, a bedridden New Yorker, wrote Arthur nearly two dozen letters urging him to put country over party, to find "the spark of true nobility" that lay within him. At a time when women were barred from political life, Sand's letters inspired Arthur to transcend his checkered past-and changed the course of American history. This beautifully written biography tells the dramatic, untold story of a virtually forgotten American president. It is the tale of a machine politician and man-about-town in Gilded Age New York who stumbled into the highest office in the land, only to rediscover his better self when his nation needed him." -- Publisher's description
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19th Century
Arthur, Chester Alan
Arthur, Chester Alan, -- 1829-1886
Arthur, Chester Alan, -- 1829-1886 -- Political and social views
Arthur, Chester Alan -- 1829-1886
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HISTORY
HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
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Political
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Political science
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Biography
United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
USA -- President
Arthur, Chester Alan
Arthur, Chester Alan, -- 1829-1886
Arthur, Chester Alan, -- 1829-1886 -- Political and social views
Arthur, Chester Alan -- 1829-1886
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
Electronic books
HISTORY
HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
Nineteenth century
Political
Political and social views
Political science
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Biography
United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
USA -- President
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The unexpected president : the life and times of Chester A. Arthur / Scott S. Greenberger
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