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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Greenberger, Scott S., author.
Title: The unexpected president : The life and times of Chester A. Arthur/ Scott S. Greenberger.
Description: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017014581 | ISBN 9780306823893 (hardback) | ISBN 9780306823909 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829–1886. | Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829–1886—Political and social views. | Presidents—United States—Biography. | United States—Politics and government—1881–1885. | BISAC: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. | HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Classification: LCC E692 .G74 2017 | DDC 973.84092 [B]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017014581
ISBNs: 978-0-306-82389-3 (hardcover), 978-0-306-82390-9 (ebook)
LSC-C
E3-20170727-JV-PC