The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

by Chester G. Hearn

Book Overview

While it is commonly known that Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached, less well known are the circumstances that led to the unsuccessful campaign to remove him from office. This account of Johnson's political life in Washington (including brief coverage of his early career in Tennessee) focuses on his conflict with the Radical Republicans, a group of fanatical abolitionists who, after Lincoln's assassination, sought to dominate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786430966
• ISBN13: 9780786430963
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher