The Best Biographies of Martin Van Buren

November 29, 2013

The young Martin Van Buren, it turns out, was a superb politician. Not a charismatic or socially instinctive soul, he …

Review of “Martin Van Buren” by Donald B. Cole

November 27, 2013

“Martin Van Buren and the American Political System” by Donald Cole was published in 1984 and was the second full-scale …

November 24, 2013

“Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics” by John Niven was published in 1983. Niven was a professor …

November 22, 2013

Having finished reading Andrew Jackson (who proved much more interesting than expected) I’m on to the eighth president- Martin Van Buren. …