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This highly readable book is a brief introduction to the life of Grover Cleveland who was the first President to leave the White House and return for a second term.
One of nine children, Cleveland was born in 1837. He grew up in upstate New York. As a lawyer in Buffalo, he became notable for his single-minded concentration upon whatever work faced him.
Cleveland won the Presidency by defeating James G. Blaine of Maine.
In 1886 Cleveland married 21-year-old Frances Folsom and became the only President who married in the White House.
He called on Congress to reduce high protective tariffs.
Cleveland lost the election in 1888.
Elected again in 1892, Cleveland faced a poor economy. He opposed the inflationary Sherman Silver Purchase Act and maintained the Treasury’s gold reserve.
