Crapol, Edward P.

John Tyler : the accidental president / Edward P. Crapol. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006. - 332 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-319) and index.

Introduction -- Forewarned, forearmed -- Visions of national destiny -- Defending slavery -- Avoiding war & preserving peace -- Pacific visions -- Texas -- Retirement & secession -- Conclusion : precedents & legacies.

0807830410 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780807830413 (cloth : alk. paper)

2005037963


Tyler, John, 1790-1862.


Presidents--United States--Biography.
Politieke geschiedenis.
Presidentschap.


United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.
Verenigde Staten.

E397 / .C893 2006

973.5/092 B