| Andrew Johnson: A Biography - a biography
(1989)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Biography; Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875; Presidents - United States - Biography; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); United States - Politics and government - 1865-1877 |
| Publication Date |
7/8/1989 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.4
x
1.0
mm)
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| Publisher |
W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| In this fine biography Hans Trefousse resolves the enigma of Andrew Johnson by giving the reader a flesh-and-blood man whose tragic flaw was his attachment to an increasingly mythical view of America. Photos and illustrations. |
| Personal Details |
| Store |
Alibris |
| Purchase Price |
$11.03 |
| Acquire Date |
11/24/2012 |
| Condition |
Very Good/Very Good |
| Rating |
0 |
| Links |
Library of Congress
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
E667 .T74 1989 |
| Dewey |
973.810924 |
| ISBN |
9780393026733 |
| Cover Price |
$25.00 |
| No. of Pages |
463 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
Used-Good Light edgewear to dust jacket, binding sound and pages unmarked.
$8.25 less $1.21 discount, plus $3.99 shipping
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Andrew Johnson is one of those presidents nobody knows anything about, except possibly that he was impeached. His is an interesting story - never had a day of school, started as a tailor, worked his way up the political ladder, even went back to the US Senate after his presidency. A lifelong Democrat yet Lincoln's VP; drunk on his inauguration as VP and with two alcoholic sons but not alcoholic himself. An able politician, but generally agreed as a disaster for Reconstruction.
The book is thorough and easy to read; old-school biography (well noted and with an index but no bibliography), not too dry. Trefousse seems to treat his subject fairly. |
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