Van Buren, Martin:

See his autobiography (1920, repr. 1973); biographies by J. Niven (1983) and T. Widmer (2005); R. V. Remini, Martin Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party (1959, repr. 1970); J. C. Curtis, The Fox at Bay (1970).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Early Career
• A Jacksonian Democrat
• Presidency
• Later Years
• Bibliography

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