His father was a rigid evolutionist preacher. Abolitionist preacher. He grew up in a very religious environment. Shortly after college, he was a teacher and became a lawyer. He was involved in a very important case, the decentralization of new york city streetcars. Desegregation of new york city streetcars. Theas a quartermaster in union army during the civil war in new york city. A opportunities for learning his own pockets, which he did not do as many others did. That he became involved in the machine politics of that era. In particular, he became very close to the flamboyant new york boss. He is an extremely interesting character. Brian the years he served as president . Scott he served as president from 1881, when garfield was shot and eventually died, until the end of his term in 1885. Brian who was president before and after him . Scott garfield before. Grover cleveland was president after. Brian why did you want to write a book about Chester A Arthur . Scott every president has
This week on q a. Journalist scott greenberger. His book on the life and times of chester a. Arthur. Scott greenberger, your book the unexpected president , who is the most interesting character in the book for you . Think Chester Arthur the most interesting character and the book. It is a story of redemption. He is a guy, his father was a very rigid abolitionist reacher, grew up in that preacher. He, shortly after college was a teacher, became a lawyer, moved to new york. Was involved in a very important case that resolved in the desegregation desegregation of you new york city street cars. He was on this moral path and then he served in the civil war, was quartermaster a quartermaster in the union army during the civil war in new york important jobs an with lots of opportunities. After the war, he became in vault involved in machine politics and in particular, he became close to the new york republican boss, a flamboyant character named Roscoe Conkling. Favoriterthur is my character
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