New and unread stated first edition, first printing hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition. Protective mylar cover. ; 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.1 Inches; Rather than retire, the sixty-two-year-old former president, U.S. senator, secretary of state, and Harvard professor was elected by his Massachusetts friends and neighbors to the House of Representatives to throw off the "incubus of Jacksonianism." It was the opening chapter in what was arguably the most remarkable post-presidency in American history.