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"An exquisitely written, comprehensive biography of Chester A. Arthur, our virtually forgotten 21st president, who unexpectedly occupied the nation's highest office and surprised everyone with his moral character and reformist policies"--Provided by publisher.
"When President James Garfield was shot, no one in the United States was more dismayed than his Vice President, Chester Arthur. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only...
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Chester Alan Arthur, surely our unlikeliest president, may have been saved from complete obscurity only by the mutton-chop whiskers that stand out among the full-bearded visages of late-nineteenth-century presidents. But as this highly readable portrait of Arthur and his age reveals, dutys unexpected call turned the quintessential patronage politician into a statesman who skillfully guided Americas first steps on the road to becoming a world power....
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This biography introduces readers to Chester Arthur including his early political career and key events from Arthur's administration including improvements to the US Navy, and the Pendleton Civil Service Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library...
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Encyclopedia of presidents volume 21
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A biography of the twenty-first president of the United States, with information about his childhood, family, political career, presidency, and legacy.
13) Chester Arthur
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Discusses the personal life and brief political career of the lawyer who became the twenty-first president of the United States in 1881.
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Regulator volume 6
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"Living a quiet life of semi retirement with Kai, his new wife, Murphy is called back into action by President Arthur to assist the New York City police with a serial killer on the loose in the city streets. What baffles the police most is that the killer is using a .36 caliber cap-and-ball revolver to kill his victims with, a weapon that has been obsolete since the end of the Civil War. In New York, Murphy is reunited with his old friend Melvin Knoop,...
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