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Edward P. Crapol John Tyler, the Accidental President (Paperback). Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Author: Edward P. Crapol. Title: John Tyler, the Accidental President. Format: Paperback. Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press. Further DetailsTitle: John Tyler, the Accidental President Condition: New Description: The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) was derided by critics as ""His Accidency."" In this biography of the tenth president, Edward P. Crapol challenges depiction's of Tyler as a die-hard advocate of states' rights, limited government, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Instead, he argues, Tyler manipulated the Constitution to increase the executive power of the presidency. Crapol also highlights Tyler's faith in America's national destiny and his belief that boundless territorial expansion would preserve the Union as a slave holding republic. When Tyler sided with the Confederacy in 1861, he was branded as America's ""traitor"" president for having betrayed the republic he once led. Author: Edward P. Crapol EAN: 9780807872239 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: US ISBN: 9780807872239 Language: English Item Height: 235mm Item Length: 156mm Item Weight: 529g Genre: History Item Width: 22mm Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Release Date: 01/18/2012 Topic: Biography, Law & Politics Release Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
