The Resource The unexpected president : Chester A. Arthur--his life and times, Scott S. Greenberger
The unexpected president : Chester A. Arthur--his life and times, Scott S. Greenberger
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- Summary
- "When President James Garfield was shot, no one in the United States was more dismayed than his Vice President, Chester Arthur. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and his fellow citizens but by his own conscience. From his promising start, Arthur had become a political hack, a shill for Roscoe Conkling, and Arthur knew better even 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 courageous, going up against the very forces that had controlled him for decades. Arthur surprised everyone--and gained many enemies--when he swept house and courageously took on corruption, civil rights for blacks, and issues of land for Native Americans. His short presidency proved to be a turning point of American history, in many ways a preview of our own times, and is a sterling example of how someone can 'rise to the occasion.' This beautifully written biography tells the dramatic, untold story of a virtually forgotten American president, 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, right when his nation needed him"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 304 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates
- Contents
-
- Prologue
- Elder Arthur
- "This Is the Place"
- Bleeding Kansas
- Playing the Game
- Barracks and Blankets
- The Shoddy Aristocracy
- The Lordly Roscoe
- The Collector
- From Grant to Hayes
- His Fraudulency, the President
- "The One I Loved Dearest"
- Dark Horse
- "A Great Deal of Soap"
- "An Ugly Wound"
- A Mysterious Correspondent
- "He Is Our President"
- "A Splendid Henry V"
- A Surprise Visit
- An Attack in Savannah
- "Between Two Stools"
- "Fame is a Bubble"
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780306823893
- Label
- The unexpected president : Chester A. Arthur--his life and times
- Title
- The unexpected president
- Title remainder
- Chester A. Arthur--his life and times
- Statement of responsibility
- Scott S. Greenberger
- Subject
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- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 -- Political and social views
- trueBiographies
- Biographies
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Gilded Age
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 19th century
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueArthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "When President James Garfield was shot, no one in the United States was more dismayed than his Vice President, Chester Arthur. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and his fellow citizens but by his own conscience. From his promising start, Arthur had become a political hack, a shill for Roscoe Conkling, and Arthur knew better even 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 courageous, going up against the very forces that had controlled him for decades. Arthur surprised everyone--and gained many enemies--when he swept house and courageously took on corruption, civil rights for blacks, and issues of land for Native Americans. His short presidency proved to be a turning point of American history, in many ways a preview of our own times, and is a sterling example of how someone can 'rise to the occasion.' This beautifully written biography tells the dramatic, untold story of a virtually forgotten American president, 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, right when his nation needed him"--Provided by publisher
- Summary
- A biography of America’s 21st president describes how he surprisingly and courageously tackled corruption, civil rights and the land issues of Native Americans after assuming the mantel of leadership after the assassination of James Garfield
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10597068
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Greenberger, Scott S.,
- Dewey number
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- 973.84092
- 920
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Arthur, Chester Alan
- Arthur, Chester Alan
- Presidents
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the life and times of Chester A. Arthur
- Label
- The unexpected president : Chester A. Arthur--his life and times, Scott S. Greenberger
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Elder Arthur -- "This Is the Place" -- Bleeding Kansas -- Playing the Game -- Barracks and Blankets -- The Shoddy Aristocracy -- The Lordly Roscoe -- The Collector -- From Grant to Hayes -- His Fraudulency, the President -- "The One I Loved Dearest" -- Dark Horse -- "A Great Deal of Soap" -- "An Ugly Wound" -- A Mysterious Correspondent -- "He Is Our President" -- "A Splendid Henry V" -- A Surprise Visit -- An Attack in Savannah -- "Between Two Stools" -- "Fame is a Bubble" -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 21110434
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 304 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates
- Isbn
- 9780306823893
- Lccn
- 2017014581
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The unexpected president : Chester A. Arthur--his life and times, Scott S. Greenberger
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Elder Arthur -- "This Is the Place" -- Bleeding Kansas -- Playing the Game -- Barracks and Blankets -- The Shoddy Aristocracy -- The Lordly Roscoe -- The Collector -- From Grant to Hayes -- His Fraudulency, the President -- "The One I Loved Dearest" -- Dark Horse -- "A Great Deal of Soap" -- "An Ugly Wound" -- A Mysterious Correspondent -- "He Is Our President" -- "A Splendid Henry V" -- A Surprise Visit -- An Attack in Savannah -- "Between Two Stools" -- "Fame is a Bubble" -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 21110434
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 304 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates
- Isbn
- 9780306823893
- Lccn
- 2017014581
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 -- Political and social views
- trueBiographies
- Biographies
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Gilded Age
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Presidency -- 19th century
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- trueArthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1881-1885
- truePresidents -- United States -- Biography
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
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