John Tyler, the Accidental President, Edward P. Crapol
John Tyler, the Accidental President, Edward P. Crapol
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John Tyler, the Accidental President

Author: Edward P. Crapol

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged: 14 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2019

Synopsis

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 depictions 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 slaveholding 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.

About Edward P. Crapol

Edward P. Crapol is William E. Pullen Professor of American History, Emeritus, at the College of William and Mary. He is author of James G. Blaine: Architect of Empire and editor of Women and American Foreign Policy: Lobbyists, Critics, and Insiders.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher

Edward Crapol's John Tyler: The Accidental President provides a surprisingly sympathetic treatment of the tenth President of the United States. Tyler is remembered, if at all, as the first president to take office after the death of his predecessor (William Henry Harrison) and for rendering the Mexi......more

Goodreads review by Brian

This is the only full length examination of Tyler's presidency available other than the brief volumes of the American President series. If your goal is to read a bio of every POTUS, this is probably the one to choose. Tyler ascended to the Presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison and one......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

Edward P. Crapol tells the story of one of America's least known presidents, John Tyler. Known as `His Accidentcy', John Tyler was the first person to achieve the presidency via succession rather than election. That singular action makes him important because it cemented and important constitutional......more

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