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Tag Archives: 1830s
Grandpa Harrison, President for a Month
Before I began this reading project, there was a short file in my head of presidents who governed too short a season, or who were too undistinguished, to merit thinking about. I did not know that Chester Arthur had anything … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged 1830s, 1840s, American Frontier, biography, Gail Collins, Hail to the Chief, history, Midwest, William Henry Harrison
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“The Personification of the Nation’s Story”: John Quincy Adams
In his biography of Abraham Lincoln, Jon Meacham referred to John Quincy Adams — hereafter referred to as Quincy, following John Adams’ practice — as “the personification of the nation’s story”. That’s a hell of a epithet, one so striking … Continue reading
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Tagged 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, biography, Early American Republic, Hail to the Chief, history, John Quincy Adams, The Adams of America, the impending crisis
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Buy one, get one free: Jackson and Lincoln
I thought it would be amusing to do a history short round after realizing I’d read two books in which Jon Meacham focuses on Kentucky-born presidents who became icons and who dealt with secession crises. First up, Andy Jackson! Andrew … Continue reading
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Tagged 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Andrew Jackson, biography, history, Jon Meacham, the impending crisis
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John Tyler: The President Without a Party
I was instantly intrigued by John Tyler when I learned that his entire Cabinet, with the exception of the Secretary of State, had resigned on him in protest of his actions and that he had been declared excommunicate by his … Continue reading
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Tagged 1810s, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, Andrew Jackson, biography, Early American Republic, Hail to the Chief, John Tyler, Virginia
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Old Rough and Ready Taylor
When I think of Zachary Taylor, I can see a craggy face right out of a western– and for some reason, I think of cherries. (My adult brain has somehow managed to remember some 25+ years after reading a book … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1830s, 1840s, Hail to the Chief, history, the impending crisis, US-Mexican War, Zachary Taylor
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Bosom Friends
James Buchanan remains the United States’ only bachelor president – he was technically joined in this feat by Cleveland for one term, but by the time 22 had returned as 24, he had found his better half. Buchanan, though, despite … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, Alabama, Hail to the Chief, James Buchanan, Selma, Thomas Balcerski
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Martin Van Buren
Who is Martin Van Buren? When I cast the name into the pool of my imagination, I can see his face reflected there, framed by wild sideburns and seeded by a guide to the US Presidents I read cover to … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, biography, Hail to the Chief, history, Martin Van Buren, the impending crisis
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