Andrew Johnson - A Biographical Companion (Hardcover)

This A-Z encyclopedia provides carefully selected entries covering the people, events, and concepts relevant to Andrew Johnson's life. Andrew Johnson was-and is-an American paradox. He never attended school, yet fought for public education. He was a Southern slaveholder who opposed secession and enforced emancipation. Born into poverty, he became the 17th president of the United States-and the first U.S. president to be impeached. This new volume thoroughly examines the troubled career of our most unpopular president-not to resuscitate his reputation, but because his personal contradictions reflected those of his country: a democratic nation conceived in liberty, yet existing half slave and half free; an economy of yeoman farmers and independent artisans being swept into industrialization and a market system; a country fond of tradition, but caught up in social, economic, and political revolution. More than 350 entries cover the five decades of Andrew Johnson's successful career, from 1828-1875 Selected original documents include the Articles of Impeachment, speeches, proclamations, vetoes, and letters

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Biographical Companions
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	June 2001
Authors:	Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein • Richard Zuczek
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	275
ISBN-13:	978-1-57607-030-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	1-57607-030-1
Barcode:	9781576070307

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