Presents the biography of the man, who, as a result of his actions in the Battle of Tippecanoe, Indiana Territory, eventually became the ninth President of the United States.
He told northerners that the suggestion he was in favor of slavery was “a vile slander” while to a southerner he bragged that he had “done and suffered more to support southern rights than any person north of the Mason & Dixon's line.
Discusses the early life, family, political career, and contributions of the ninth president of the United States.
William Henry Harrison: A Fascinating Biography of the 9th United States President details the life of an intriguing man who helped shaped the course of American history despite a tragically short presidency.
A lone, lanky soldier sat at a hand-hewn table hunched over a note pad and a few worn books, quite oblivious of the boisterous men around him. This was often...
The North Carolina assembly passes the “ Bloody Act , ” which makes rioters guilty of treason . 1772 — Samuel Adams rouses colonists to consider British threats to self - government . Thomas Jefferson marries Martha Wayles Skelton .
William Henry Harrison may have been the most unlucky president.
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 - April 4, 1841) was the ninth President of the United States (1841), an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office.
Robert M. Owens now explores that era through the lens of Harrison’s career, providing a new synthesis of his role in the political development of Indiana Territory and in shaping Indian policy in the Old Northwest.
Describes the childhood, military and political career, short presidency, untimely death, and legacy of America's ninth president. Includes Internet links to web sites.
The scion of a political dynasty ushers in the era of big government Politics was in Benjamin Harrison's blood.