{"product_id":"9781444339123","title":"A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents, 1837 - 1861","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Antebellum Presidents, 1837 - 1861\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoel H. Silbey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Antebellum Presidents \u003c\/i\u003epresents a series of original essays exploring our historical understanding of the role and legacy of the eight U.S. presidents who served in the significant period between 1837 and the start of the Civil War in 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores and evaluates the evolving scholarly reception of Presidents Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan, including their roles, behaviors, triumphs, and failures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first single-volume reference to gather together the historiographic literature on the Antebellum Presidents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together original contributions from a team of eminent historians and experts on the American presidency\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals insights into presidential leadership in the quarter century leading up to the American Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers fresh perspectives into the largely forgotten men who served during one of the most decisive quarter centuries of United States history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel H. Silbey\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History Emeritus at Cornell University. His books include \u003ci\u003eMartin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eStorm over Texas: The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eParty Over Section: The Election of 1848\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444339123\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e496\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310987276428,"sku":"9781444339123","price":215.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444339123_c596a671-2299-45c0-aa0d-31fb08b95f99.jpg?v=1780102577","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444339123","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}