num_pages: 319
description: The slick and dandyish professional politician Martin Van Buren was to all appearances the opposite of his predecessor, the rugged general and Democratic champion Andrew Jackson. Yet he too had an iron temperament, and he would build a lasting legacy as the architect of the modern Democratic Party. Ted Widmer, a veteran of the Clinton White House, vividly brings to life the chaos and contention that plagued Van Buren's presidency.
language: English
title: Martin Van Buren
titlecomplete: Martin Van Buren (The American Presidents, #8)
characters: Martin Van Buren
genres: Historical, Biography, Politics, Presidents, Nonfiction, American History, Biography Memoir, 21st Century, Us Presidents, History
ratings_count: 2715
series: The American Presidents
publisher: Thorndike Press