"Full and authoritative."--Robert V. Remini, author of Martin Van
Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party
"The best, most balanced treatment of Van Buren's presidency in
print, this is essential for scholars of the period and for general
libraries."--Library Journal"Wilson's evenhanded discussion of
financial and foreign policy accurately reflects Van Buren's
administrative concerns and his temperate, urbane, diplomatic
conduct of public affairs."--Journal of American History"A
masterful account of the banking practices and federal policies
that precipitated the panic of 1837."--American Historical
Review"Wilson convincingly makes the case that the Van Buren
presidency should be understood as an important era in the
formation of the second-party system."--Journal of the Early
Republic"Scholars will find this book indispensable."--Choice
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