Martin van Buren and the American Political System / / Donald B. Cole.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Cole, Donald B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1984
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 855
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (494 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Preface --; List of Abbreviations in Footnotes --; Introduction --; I. New York Politician 1782-1821 --; 1. A Republican In A Federalist World --; 2. Principles and Party --; 3. The Albany Regency --; II. National Politician 1821-1829 --; 4. Reviving the old Contest --; 5. Planters and Plain Republicans --; III. Jacksonian Democrat 1829-1837 --; 6. The Magician and old Hickory --; 7. Tranquillity In England --; 8. The Bank and the Tariff --; 9. Jacksonian Democracy in the Election of 1836 --; IV. President 1837-1841 --; 10. Responding to the Panic --; 11. The Independent Treasury --; 12. The End of the Magic --; V. Country Gentleman 1841-1862 --; 13. New Principles --; 14. Free Soil --; Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400853618; 9783110413441; 9783110413519; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400853618
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Donald B. Cole.

Donald Cole analyzes the political skills that brought Van Buren the nickname Little Magician," describing how he built the Albany Regency (which became a model for political party machines) and how he created the Democratic party of Andrew Jackson.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.