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Sue Ann Painter talks about her book, [William Henry Harrison: Father of the West], about the life and career of President William Henry Harrison.
Robert Siegel talks to Gail Collins about her new book about William Henry Harrison. Though some view William Henry Harrison as notable only for his non-achievements — his presidency was the ...
HARRISON, DR. WILLIAM HENRY, Memorial service for Dr. William Henry Harrison, age 79, of Daytona Beach, who passed away on June 27, 2007 after recovering from heart surgery, will be held on Sunday ...
William Henry Harrison served as President of the United States from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. The shortest term of any Chief Executive. The highest office in the land was in uncharted ...
OPINION Today’s voters would be wise to heed the critics of ‘Old Tippecanoe’ No one as old as William Henry Harrison had ever run for president. Even his supporters knew that was a problem.
General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, routing the British and Native forces led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.
Barely a footnote as chief executive because he died after a month in office, Harrison (1773–1841) receives a surprisingly entertaining biography from Collins (When Everything Changed: The ...
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In her biography "William Henry Harrison," author Gail Collins, the New York Times columnist and Green Township native, said, "Politically, Harrison's greatest achievement was to star in what is ...
The first president to die in office, Harrison was notable mainly for the brevity of his presidency (31 days); for the populism of his election campaign; and for his achievements before being ...