Martin Van Buren: America's 8th President
- ISBN-10
- 051622770X
- ISBN-13
- 9780516227702
- Series
- Martin Van Buren
- Category
- Presidents
- Pages
- 110
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Childrens Press
- Author
- Lesli J. Favor
Description
Examines the life of the lawyer politician who became the eighth president of the United States and led the country through its first serious depression.
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