{"product_id":"2026600000057-secondhand-martin-van-buren-the-romantic-age-of-american-politics","title":"Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age Of American Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st us ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly detailed political biography, John Niven's work chronicles the life and career of Martin Van Buren against the sweeping backdrop of America's formative democratic era. Niven presents Van Buren as a masterful political architect — the shrewd New York lawyer who engineered the modern party system, forged the Democratic Party, and guided Andrew Jackson's rise to the presidency before claiming the office himself in 1836. Written with scholarly authority and narrative depth, the biography uncovers the complex machinery of Jacksonian-era politics, illustrating how Van Buren's genius for coalition-building and backroom diplomacy earned him the legendary nickname The Little Magician. Niven also details the forces that ultimately undid Van Buren's presidency, from the devastating Panic of 1837 to the explosive sectional tensions over slavery that would define the coming decades. Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics stands as an authoritative and engrossing portrait of a pivotal yet often underestimated figure in the American political tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810603872475,"sku":"2026600000057-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3032e97e-3da0-4e06-bad4-1b01111dad98.png?v=1779805780","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000057-secondhand-martin-van-buren-the-romantic-age-of-american-politics","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}