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Amer Pres: Harrison

作者 Gail Collins
出版社 Ingram International Inc
商品描述 Amer Pres: Harrison:Thepresidentwhoservedtheshortestterm--justasinglemonth--butwhosevictoriouselectioncampaignrewrotetherulesforcandidatesseekingAmerica'shighe

內容簡介

內容簡介 The president who served the shortest term--just a single month--but whose victorious election campaign rewrote the rules for candidates seeking America's highest office William Henry Harrison died just thirty-one days after taking the oath of office in 1841. Today he is a curiosity in American history, but as Gail Collins shows in this entertaining and revelatory biography, he and his career are worth a closer look. The son of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Harrison was a celebrated general whose exploits at the Battle of Tippecanoe and in the War of 1812 propelled him into politics, and in time he became a leader of the new Whig Party, alongside Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. But it was his presidential campaign of 1840 that made an indelible mark on American political history. Collins takes us back to that pivotal year, when Harrison's Log Cabin and Hard Cider campaign transformed the way candidates pursued the presidency. It was the first campaign that featured mass rallies, personal appearances by the candidate, and catchy campaign slogans like Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too. Harrison's victory marked the coming-of-age of a new political system, and its impact is still felt in American politics today. It may have been only a one-month administration, but we're still feeling the effects.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Gail Collins is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times, where she previously served as editorial page editor--the first woman to hold that position. She is the author of When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present; America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines; and Scorpion Tongues: Gossip, Celebrity, and American Politics. She lives in New York City with her husband, Dan Collins.

商品規格

書名 / Amer Pres: Harrison
作者 / Gail Collins
簡介 / Amer Pres: Harrison:Thepresidentwhoservedtheshortestterm--justasinglemonth--butwhosevictoriouselectioncampaignrewrotetherulesforcandidatesseekingAmerica'shighe
出版社 / Ingram International Inc
ISBN13 / 9780805091182
ISBN10 /
EAN / 9780805091182
誠品26碼 /
重量(g) / 362.9
尺寸 / 21.3X14.7X2.5CM
裝訂 / H:精裝
頁數 / 176
語言 / 3:英文
級別 / N:無

最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : William Henry Harrison died just 31 days after taking the oath of office in 1841. Today he is a curiosity in American history, but as Collins shows in this entertaining and revelatory biography, he and his career are worth a closer look.

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