The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren (Reprints of Economic Classics) [Hardcover]

Martin Van Buren (Author), John C. Fitzpatrick (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1969 | ISBN-10: 0678005311 | ISBN-13: 978-0678005316

Originally published in 1920. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 808 pages
• Publisher: Augustus M Kelley Pubs (November 1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0678005311
• ISBN-13: 978-0678005316
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,607,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Memoirs of "the Magician", August 1, 2000

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This review is from: The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren (The American scene: comments and commentators) (Hardcover)

Van Buren wrote his memoirs in the 1850s while living in England. The work covers the period from his early political carrer in New York through Andrew Jackson's presidency. Van Buren's own presidency in not covered. His anecdotes regarding Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John Calhoun are interesting and stimulate one to read more of the era. The animosity between the Federalist and Republican parties in the early 19th century is also a common theme. There is a lot of self-serving fluff regarding issues the affected Van Buren the politician as the book passes the halfway point and my interest here waned. Van Buren never mentions his wife--although his sons are mentioned. If you are interested in this era of American history and have a prior grasp of the issues at hand, this work may provide some enjoyable and entertaining insight into the period.