Martin Van Buren was our eighth president and the first to be born an American citizen. But what was the polished politician with the out-there sideburns best known for? Besides creating our two-party ...
Martin Van Buren, by Ted Widmer. New York: Times Books/Henry Holt and Company. Illustrated. Index. 190 pages. $20.00. ISBN 0-8050-6922-4 ...
In New York's Hudson Valley, in the village of Kinderhook, sits a lovely estate called Lindenwald, once home to Martin Van Buren. And if you don't know who that is, you're in good company! Van Buren ...