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    William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography - Ninth President of the United States
    William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography - Ninth President of the United States
    William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography - Ninth President of the United States
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    William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography - Ninth President of the United States

    By Doug West

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    Serving the shortest presidential term in American history, William Henry Harrison never had the opportunity to demonstrate his skills as the chief executive. Like Andrew Jackson, Harrison was elected largely on the basis of his reputation as an Indian fighter and a successful major general in the War of 1812. When Harrison ran for president in 1840, his campaign was like no other—parades, slogans, whiskey, and songs rallied the populace to come out and vote for the old frontiersman and war hero. In the presidential campaign, he carefully avoided taking a stand on important national issues, rather, “Old Tip,” as he was known, ran a campaign based on the themes the common man could relate to. The public shouted the campaign slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too!” and turned out in record numbers, and General Harrison and his running mate John Tyler won by a landslide over the incumbent president Martin Van Buren.

    For a reason not known to history, William Henry chose not to wear an overcoat on the cold March day of his inauguration. After a parade up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol, he then delivered one of the longest inaugural speeches in presidential history. That evening was filled with inaugural balls and by the end of that long day, the sixty-eight-year-old president was worn out. There was no time for rest as he was barraged with people looking for a government job, and his political cronies had a long list of favors for the new president to fulfill. After a few busy weeks, the cold he had been fighting off turned into pneumonia and he became bedridden. Just a month after being sworn in as the ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison died, going down in history as the president with the shortest term in office. Though his term in office was short, he had accomplished much for the public good in his long military and political career leading up to the presidency.
    “William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography” reveals the life and times of the ninth president of the United States.

    30-Minute Book Series
    This is the 37th book in the 30-Minute Book Series. Books in this series are fast-paced, accurate, and cover the story in as much detail as a short book possibly can. Most people complete each book in less than an hour, which makes the books in the series a perfect companion for your lunch hour or a little down time.

    About the Author
    Doug West is a retired engineer and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with special expertise in history, science, biographies, and “How To” topics. Doug has a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDoug West
    Release dateMar 2, 2019
    ISBN9780463188255
    William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography - Ninth President of the United States
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    Doug West

    Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.

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      William Henry Harrison - Doug West

      William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography

      Ninth President of the United States

      By Doug West, Ph.D.

      William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography

      Ninth President of the United States

      Copyright © 2019 Doug West

      All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the author. Reviewers may quote brief passages in reviews.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 – Early Years

      Chapter 2 – Political Career Begins

      Chapter 3 – Tecumseh and Harrison

      Chapter 4 – War of 1812

      Chapter 5 – The Presidential Elections of 1836 and 1840

      Chapter 6 – Ninth President of the United States

      Timeline of William Henry Harrison

      Biographical Sketches

      References and Further Reading

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      Additional Books by Doug West

      Preface

      Welcome to the book, William Henry Harrison: A Short Biography. This book is volume 37 of the 30 Minute Book Series and, as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book will take less than an hour to read. Since this short book is not meant to be an all-encompassing biography of William Henry Harrison, you may want to know more about this man and his accomplishments. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. I have also provided a Timeline, in order to link together the important events in Harrison’s life, and a section titled Biographical Sketches, which includes brief biographies of some of the key individuals in the book.

      Thank you for purchasing this book, and I hope you enjoy your time reading about this American president.

      Doug West

      February 2019

      Introduction

      Serving the shortest presidential term in American history, William Henry Harrison never had the opportunity to demonstrate his skills as the chief executive. Like Andrew Jackson, Harrison was elected largely on the basis of his reputation as an Indian fighter and a successful major general in the War of 1812. When Harrison ran for president in 1840, his campaign caused quite a stir as it was like no other—parades, slogans, whiskey, and songs rallied the populace to come out and vote for the old frontiersman and war hero. In the presidential campaign, he carefully avoided taking a stand on important national issues as the economy was in a depression. Old Tip, as he was known, ran a campaign based on the themes of the common man—log cabins and hard cider—with no real substance in his speeches. The voting public shouted the campaign slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler too! and turned out in record numbers, and General Harrison and his running mate John Tyler won by a landslide over the incumbent president Martin Van Buren.

      For a reason not known to history, William Henry chose not to

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