Holland, William M. The Life and Political Opinions of Martin Van Buren, Vice President of the United States. Hartford: Belknap & Hamersley, 1836. Second Edition. [9441]
Recently rebound in brown buckram, "Holland's Van Buren" in gilt on spine, new end papers, 4 1/4 x 7 inches. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard, 372 pp. plus adverts & reviews of the first edition at back, tight. Some foxing, and small stains. Good. Hardcover.
A campaign biography designed to promote Van Buren's election to the Presidency, which he won, and served one term.
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), b. & d. at Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren was the first American President born as an American, rather than as a British, citizen. An accomplished and careful politician, Van Buren mastered the intricacies of New York politics, earning the nickname "The Little Magician." He was a NYS Senator (1813-1820), NYS Attorney General (1815-1819), US Senator (1821-1828), Governor of New York (1829), US Secretary of State (1829-1831), US Minister to Great Britain (1831-1832), Vice President under Andrew Jackson (1833-1837), and President of the United States (1837-1841).
