Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429924616
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office. Johnson faced a nearly impossible task—to succeed America's greatest chief executive, to bind the nation's wounds after the Civil War, and to work with a Congress controlled by the so-called Radical Republicans. Annette Gordon-Reed, one of America's leading historians of slavery, shows how ill-suited Johnson was for this daunting task. His vision of reconciliation abandoned the millions of former slaves (for whom he felt undisguised contempt) and antagonized congressional leaders, who tried to limit his powers and eventually impeached him. The climax of Johnson's presidency was his trial in the Senate and his acquittal by a single vote, which Gordon-Reed recounts with drama and palpable tension. Despite his victory, Johnson's term in office was a crucial missed opportunity; he failed the country at a pivotal moment, leaving America with problems that we are still trying to solve.
Andrew Johnson
Author: Annette Gordon-Reed
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429924616
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office. Johnson faced a nearly impossible task—to succeed America's greatest chief executive, to bind the nation's wounds after the Civil War, and to work with a Congress controlled by the so-called Radical Republicans. Annette Gordon-Reed, one of America's leading historians of slavery, shows how ill-suited Johnson was for this daunting task. His vision of reconciliation abandoned the millions of former slaves (for whom he felt undisguised contempt) and antagonized congressional leaders, who tried to limit his powers and eventually impeached him. The climax of Johnson's presidency was his trial in the Senate and his acquittal by a single vote, which Gordon-Reed recounts with drama and palpable tension. Despite his victory, Johnson's term in office was a crucial missed opportunity; he failed the country at a pivotal moment, leaving America with problems that we are still trying to solve.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429924616
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the events at Ford's Theatre thrust him into the nation's highest office. Johnson faced a nearly impossible task—to succeed America's greatest chief executive, to bind the nation's wounds after the Civil War, and to work with a Congress controlled by the so-called Radical Republicans. Annette Gordon-Reed, one of America's leading historians of slavery, shows how ill-suited Johnson was for this daunting task. His vision of reconciliation abandoned the millions of former slaves (for whom he felt undisguised contempt) and antagonized congressional leaders, who tried to limit his powers and eventually impeached him. The climax of Johnson's presidency was his trial in the Senate and his acquittal by a single vote, which Gordon-Reed recounts with drama and palpable tension. Despite his victory, Johnson's term in office was a crucial missed opportunity; he failed the country at a pivotal moment, leaving America with problems that we are still trying to solve.
The Presidency of Andrew Johnson
Author: Albert E. Castel
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A critical study of his administration assessing his Reconstruction program, and economic, foreign relations, and Indian policies.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A critical study of his administration assessing his Reconstruction program, and economic, foreign relations, and Indian policies.
Life of Andrew Johnson
Author: James Sawyer Jones
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Andrew Johnson, President of the United States
Author: Lillian Foster
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Trial of Andrew Johnson
Author: Andrew Johnson
Publisher:
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Category : Impeachments
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
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Category : Impeachments
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Impeached
Author: David O. Stewart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416547509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
An account of the attempt to remove Andrew Johnson from the presidency. It demolishes the myth that Johnson's impeachment was unjustified.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416547509
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
An account of the attempt to remove Andrew Johnson from the presidency. It demolishes the myth that Johnson's impeachment was unjustified.
The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson
Author: Michael Les Benedict
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393319828
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Probes into the efforts to remove Johnson from the presidency and details the results of the impeachment trial.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393319828
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Probes into the efforts to remove Johnson from the presidency and details the results of the impeachment trial.
Life and Times of Andrew Johnson
Author: Kenneth Rayner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Andrew Johnson, President of the United States;
Author: Lillian Foster
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022043923
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This biography of the 17th President of the United States provides a detailed account of Johnson's life and political career. It considers his rise from humble origins to the presidency, his controversial policies towards Reconstruction after the Civil War, and the impeachment proceedings that threatened to remove him from office. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022043923
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This biography of the 17th President of the United States provides a detailed account of Johnson's life and political career. It considers his rise from humble origins to the presidency, his controversial policies towards Reconstruction after the Civil War, and the impeachment proceedings that threatened to remove him from office. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Life and Public Services of Andrew Johnson, Seventeenth President of the United States. Including His State Papers, Speeches and Addresses, Etc
Author: John SAVAGE (One of the Contributors to the “Irish Felon.”.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description