Martin Van Buren: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Works written by Van Buren include the memoirs he wrote in 1833, The Autobiography of Martin Van Buren, ed. by John C. Fitzpatrick (1920, reprinted in 2 vol., 1973), and Inquiry into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States, ed. by Abraham Van Buren and John Van Buren (1867, reprinted 1967).
Biographies include Edward M. Shepard, Martin Van Buren, rev. ed. (1899, reprinted 1983); Robert V. Remini, Martin Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party (1959, reissued 1970); John Niven, Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics (1983); and Donald B. Cole, Martin Van Buren and the American Political System (1984).
James C. Curtis, The Fox at Bay: Martin Van Buren and the Presidency, 1837–1841 (1970); and Major L. Wilson, The Presidency of Martin Van Buren (1984), analyze the activities and policies of the Van Buren administration.
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Article History
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| Invalidated site: National Park Service - Martin Van Buren and the Politics of Slavery. | Oct 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Martin Van Buren and the Politics of Slavery. | Aug 28, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-reference to “October surprise.” | Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Empire State Plaza and New York State Capitol - Martin Van Buren. | Jul 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ises Institute - Martin Van Buren: The American Gladstone. | Jan 24, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Martin Van Buren: Father of American Partisanship. | Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - The rise and fall of President Martin Van Buren. | Mar 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Martin Van Buren. | Feb 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: GovInfo - Martin Van Buren. | Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Added an interactive timeline of the Van Buren presidency. | Jul 30, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Martin Van Buren. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Miller Center - Martin Van Buren. | Mar 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History Central - Martin Van Buren. | Jan 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Martin Van Buren (1837-1841). | Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPS - Martin Van Buren Last of the Founding Fathers? | May 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Netherland Institute - Martin van Buren. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Removed cross-reference and tables. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Added an overview video of his presidency. | Oct 12, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 11, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Jun 29, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | May 19, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Senate - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | May 19, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: h2g2 - Vela 'the Sail'. | May 19, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Mar 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Jan 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Martin Van Buren. | Jan 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Jan 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Martin Van Buren the 8th President of US. | Jan 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Jan 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Department of State - Office of the Historian - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Jan 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Jan 31, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| Added timeline. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jun 25, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Feb 21, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Park Service - Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Park Service - Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Nov 10, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Miller Center - University of Virginia - Biography of Martin Van Buren. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 29, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 28, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |
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