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- catalog abstract "Chester Alan Arthur never dreamed that one day he would be president of the United States. A successful lawyer, Arthur had been forced out as the head of the Custom House of the Port of New York in 1877 in a power struggle between the two wings of the Republican Party. He became such a celebrity that he was nominated for vice president in 1880-despite his never having run for office before. Elected alongside James A. Garfield, Arthur found his life transformed just four months into his term, when an assassin shot and killed Garfield, catapulting Arthur into the presidency. The assassin was a deranged man who thought he deserved a federal job through the increasingly corrupt "spoils system." To the surprise of many, Arthur, a longtime beneficiary of that system, saw that the time had come for reform. His opportunity came in the winter of 1882-83, when he pushed through the Pendleton Act, which created a professional civil service and set America on a course toward greater reforms in the decades to come--From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b13302299.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1881-1885.".
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description "Chester Alan Arthur never dreamed that one day he would be president of the United States. A successful lawyer, Arthur had been forced out as the head of the Custom House of the Port of New York in 1877 in a power struggle between the two wings of the Republican Party. He became such a celebrity that he was nominated for vice president in 1880-despite his never having run for office before. Elected alongside James A. Garfield, Arthur found his life transformed just four months into his term, when an assassin shot and killed Garfield, catapulting Arthur into the presidency. The assassin was a deranged man who thought he deserved a federal job through the increasingly corrupt "spoils system." To the surprise of many, Arthur, a longtime beneficiary of that system, saw that the time had come for reform. His opportunity came in the winter of 1882-83, when he pushed through the Pendleton Act, which created a professional civil service and set America on a course toward greater reforms in the decades to come--From publisher description.".
- catalog description "Editor's note -- 1. A man of some importance -- 2. The early life of Chet -- 3. Onto the national stage -- 4. To the White House -- 5. Chet Arthur? President of the United States? Good God! -- 6. A new house and an eventful year -- 7. Reform -- 8. Travels, tariffs, and travails -- 9. The final days -- Epilogue : the gentleman President -- Milestones -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 170 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0805069518".
- catalog isPartOf "American presidents series (Times Books (Firm)) ; 21.".
- catalog isPartOf "The American presidents series".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Times Books,".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1881-1885.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.84/092 B 22".
- catalog subject "Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.".
- catalog subject "E692 .K37 2004".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Editor's note -- 1. A man of some importance -- 2. The early life of Chet -- 3. Onto the national stage -- 4. To the White House -- 5. Chet Arthur? President of the United States? Good God! -- 6. A new house and an eventful year -- 7. Reform -- 8. Travels, tariffs, and travails -- 9. The final days -- Epilogue : the gentleman President -- Milestones -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.".
- catalog title "Chester Alan Arthur / Zachary Karabell.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".