William Henry Harrison: The American Presidents Series: The 9th President,1841
By Gail Collins.
Description
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 officeWilliam 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...
ISBN(s)
0805091181, 9780805091182
