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The unexpected president : the life and times of Chester A. Arthur /

"An exquisitely written, comprehensive biography of Chester A. Arthur, our virtually forgotten 21st president, who unexpectedly occupied the nation's highest office and surprised everyone with his moral character and reformist policies"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Greenberger, Scott S., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Da Capo, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Arthur, Chester Alan, > 1829-1886.
Arthur, Chester Alan, > 1829-1886 > Political and social views.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1881-1885.
Biographies.
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Table of 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.
  • 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.

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