Andrew Johnson, Annette Gordon-Reed
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Andrew Johnson, Annette Gordon-Reed
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
portraits
Index
index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 14-18
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Andrew Johnson
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
154806758
Responsibility statement
Annette Gordon-Reed
Series statement
American presidents series
Summary
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 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, a leading historian of slavery, shows how ill-suited Johnson was. His vision of reconciliation abandoned the 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 and his acquittal by a single vote, which Gordon-Reed recounts with drama. Despite his victory, Johnson's term in office was a missed opportunity; he failed the country at a pivotal moment, leaving America with problems that we are still trying to solve
Table Of Contents
Introduction: "The true index of his heart" -- The tailor's apprentice -- Ascent -- Governor and Senator Johnson -- Disunion -- From military governor to vice president -- Mr. President -- The president obstructs -- Impeachment -- Epilogue: The aftermath
Target audience
adolescent
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- Juvenile works
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869
- Biography
- Politics and government
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- United States -- Politics and government
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869 -- Juvenile literature
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
- Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Juvenile literature
- United States
- 1865-1869
- Presidents
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- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869 -- Juvenile literature
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