Andrew Johnson: Seventeenth President of the United States - Rita Stevens - Library Binding

Opening with a chronology, this book then describes the man who became president following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Andrew Johnson was a career politician, serving as local alderman & mayor, member of the House of Representatives, governor of Tennessee, senator, vice-president, & president. Boxed sidebars focus on related issues -- "The Know-Nothing Party" & "The Polar Bear Garden" -- a reference to the purchase of Alaska. Bibliography & index. Part of the Presidents of the United States series.Stevens, Rita is the author of 'Andrew Johnson: Seventeenth President of the United States - Rita Stevens - Library Binding' with ISBN 9780944483169 and ISBN 094448316X.