Andrew Johnson
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office
Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln''s vice president, the events at Ford''s Theatre thrust him into the nation''s highest office.
Johnson faced a nearly impossible task—to succee...
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian recounts the tale of the unwanted president who ran afoul of Congress over Reconstruction and was nearly removed from office
Andrew Johnson never expected to be president. But just six weeks after becoming Abraham Lincoln''s vice president, the events at Ford''s Theatre thrust him into the nation''s highest office.
Johnson faced a nearly impossible task—to succee...
