Chester A. Arthur Unmasked
The Civil Veto That Shattered the Partisan MachineBy Miguel Thornton
Length5h 18m
About this audiobook
What if America’s most forgotten president was never corrupt at all?
Vilified as a puppet of party bosses, Chester A. Arthur rose from the shadows of scandal to become one of the most principled reformers of the Gilded Age. Through 20 meticulously debunked myths, Chester A. Arthur – Unmasked reveals the man who shattered the partisan machine, dismantled patronage, and restored integrity to public service.
Based on authentic archives, court records, and speeches, this book reclaims Arthur’s legacy as a refined yet relentless leader who chose conscience over power—and changed the course of American politics forever.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Politics and Government
Length5 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 3, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12Myth 11: Afflicted with Bright's Disease, He Spent His Term in Lethargy Due to Illness, Rendering the Presidency Inactive
2Myth 1: Arthur Was a Pure Product of New York’s Republican Machine, a Spoilsman Corrupt to the Core
13Myth 12: Arthur Was a "Forgotten President" Because He Had Neither Vision Nor Charisma to Mark History
3Myth 2: As Collector of the Port of New York, He Amassed an Illegitimate Fortune Through Bribes and Nepotism
14Myth 13: He Ignored Economic Crises, Preferring Mondain Dinners to Bold Decisions
4Myth 3: Appointed Vice President by Roscoe Conkling, He Was Nothing but a Puppet Manipulated by Senate Barons
15Myth 14: His Speeches Were Bland and His Policies Lukewarm, Confirming His Role as an "Elegant Puppet"
5Myth 4: Arthur Perpetuated the Spoils System by Appointing Partisan Allies to Federal Positions
16Myth 15: Arthur Was Born in Canada or Ireland, Rendering His Presidency Illegitimate from the Start
Show all chaptersShow less
6Myth 5: He Blocked Investigations into Republican Corruption to Protect His Own Interests
17Myth 16: His Immigrant Irish Family Hid a Secret About His Citizenship to Avoid Suspicions
7Myth 6: The "Civil Veto" Was Just a Facade; Arthur Sabotaged Civil Service Reform Behind the Scenes
18Myth 17: The Controversy Over His Birth Date (1829 or 1830?) Proves He Falsified His Past to Climb
8Myth 7: His Vetoes Against Partisan Excesses Were Motivated by Fear of a Personal Scandal, Not Integrity
19Myth 18: Educated in the Shadows, Arthur Had No Intellectual Qualifications for the Presidency
9Myth 8: Arthur Was Allied with Wall Street's Progressive Barons, Selling the Presidency to Financial Interests
20Myth 19: He Was Ousted from His Port of New York Post for Flagrant Corruption by Hayes
10Myth 9: Accidental Successor to Garfield, Arthur Was an Inexperienced and Unfit President for Executive Power
21Myth 20: Arthur Died Ruined and Forgotten, Confirming the Total Failure of His Political Life
11Myth 10: His Administration Was a Fiasco: He Accomplished No Significant Reforms in Four Years
20 Cold War Myths Shattered: The Lies That Fueled a Global Standoff Miguel Thornton6h 32m Only with Ultra
Unveiling the 15 Myths of Medieval and Renaissance Witches/ Shattering the Shadows of HysteriaMiguel Thornton 4h 36m Only with Ultra
Shattering 20 Myths of the Austrian School: The Untold Triumph of Free Markets Miguel Thornton5h 31m5 (1) Only with Ultra
Debunking 20 Bitcoin Myths/ Unlocking America's Crypto Future Miguel Thornton5h 53m5 (1) Only with Ultra
20 Myths of Prohibition: Unmasking the Booze Ban That BackfiredMiguel Thornton 6h 32m Only with Ultra
20 Forbidden Myths About Michael JordanMiguel Thornton6h 13m5 (1) Only with Ultra
20 Myths That Made the Mafia LegendaryMiguel Thornton6h 17m5 (1) Only with Ultra
Myths of American Serial Killers: 20 Deadly Deceptions ExposedMiguel Thornton6h 19m5 (1) Only with Ultra
Busting 20 Founding Fathers Myths: Legends UnraveledMiguel Thornton 6h 25m Only with Ultra
The Ku Klux Klan: 20 Myths That Refuse to DieMiguel Thornton6h 40m5 (1) Only with Ultra
Spartan Shadows- 20 Myths UnmaskedMiguel Thornton7h 1m5 (1) Only with Ultra
Pirate Myths Unmasked: The Hidden Truths of the Caribbean's Real BuccaneersMiguel Thornton4h 50m Only with Ultra
Pyramids Unveiled: 15 Shocking Myths That Will Shatter Your IllusionsMiguel Thornton3h 54m Only with Ultra
Viking Myths Unleashed: Shattering the Horned LegendsMiguel Thornton6h 30m Only with Ultra
Gladiators: Bloody Myths and Hidden TruthsMiguel Thornton6h 13m Only with Ultra
Grover Cleveland: 20 Myths That Distort His LegacyMiguel Thornton 5h 49m Only with Ultra
ICE Unmasked: 20 Myths That Shaped America’s Immigration Wars Miguel Thornton5h 16m5 (1) Only with Ultra
20 Myths About General Augusto Pinochet: Toward Historical RehabilitationMiguel Thornton 6h 21m5 (1) Only with Ultra
McKinley: 20 Myths Exposed Miguel Thornton 6h 12m Only with Ultra
The Inquisition: 20 Myths ExposedMiguel Thornton 5h 39m Only with Ultra
Matters of the HeartJacinta Nampijinpa Price9h 35m$29 · $0.00
How to Test Negative for StupidJohn Kennedy8h 13m$28 · $0.00
Defying JihadEsther Ahmad8h 50m$20
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m$24 · $0.00
Send MeMarty Skovlund, Joe Kent8h 10m$26 · $0.00
Ulysses S. Grant: Life of the Fearless General & Commander-in-Chief (Complete Edition - Volumes 1&2)Ulysses S. Grant30h 34m$2 · $0.00
Left for DeadEbony Canion5h 34m$17
Invisible StormJason Kander6h 48m$24 · $0.00
Forever BoyKate Swenson9h 27m$29 · $0.00
You Are Worth ItKyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger8h 53m$29 · $0.00
Frederick Douglass: All 3 Memoirs in One VolumeFrederick Douglass42h 37m$1 · $0.00
The Happiest Man on EarthEddie Jaku3h 48m$7 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m$40 · $0.00
Evidence Not SeenDarlene Deibler Rose11h 11m$29 · $0.00
A Bridge Not Too FarDeepak Ohri4h 55m$15
Where Cowards Go to DieBenjamin Sledge8h 42m$20 · $0.00
Will You Love Me?Cathy Glass9h 5m$29 · $0.00
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m$20 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m$24 · $0.00
Finding MeViola Davis9h 15m$29 · $0.00
Defying JihadEsther Ahmad8h 50m$20
Black AF HistoryMichael Harriot15h 43m$33 · $0.00
The Gulag Archipelago Volume 3Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn21h 56m$46 · $0.00
MotherlandJulia Ioffe17h 52m$40 · $0.00
I've Been to the MountaintopMartin Luther King48m$11 · $0.00
HostageEli Sharabi5h 25m$24 · $0.00
Pardon of Innocencethe Author, Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn (Ret.)6h 23m$23
Unbroken Bonds of BattleJohnny Joey Jones8h 31m$8 · $0.00
On Democracies and Death CultsDouglas Murray10h 38m$29 · $0.00
Legally YoursManasi Chaudhari8h 52m$29 · $0.00
Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and BeyondJohn Lyons12h 37m$33 · $0.00
RiggedMollie Hemingway12h 48m$23 · $0.00
The Thomas Sowell ReaderThomas Sowell14h 51m$25
SledgehammerDavid Friedman8h 21m$26 · $0.00
So You Want to Talk about RaceIjeoma Oluo7h 41m$17
No EscapeNury Turkel9h 30m$28 · $0.00
In Defense of the Second AmendmentLarry Correia6h 50m$17
UnthinkableJamie Raskin15h 8m$8 · $0.00
The ManbookNick Freitas5h 43m$24 · $0.00
My Fourth Time, We DrownedSally Hayden13h 59m$23 · $0.00
You may also like
Hatchet ManElie Honig8h 21m$26 · $0.00
Kings and PawnsHoward Bryant10h 9m$29 · $0.00
Theodore Roosevelt for the DefenseDan Abrams, David Fisher12h 4m$25 · $0.00
Thirty Years of Treason, Vol. 3Eric Bentley15h 28m$25
Hating Whitey and Other Progressive CausesDavid Horowitz9h 24m1 (1)$20 · $0.00
A Treatise on Christian LibertyMartin Luther2h 34m$2 · $0.00
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, CompleteAaron Burr33h 32m$1 · $0.00
What HappenedScott McClellan12h 27m$23 · $0.00
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding FathersBrion McClanahan PhD9h 26m$20
America’s DisenfranchisedDesmond Meade1h 37m$15
Debunking the 1619 ProjectMary Grabar10h 55m$20 · $0.00
Lies My Liberal Teacher Told MeWilfred Reilly9h 28m$29 · $0.00
Africa's Struggle for Its ArtBénédicte Savoy7h 14m$23 · $0.00
Pardon of Innocencethe Author, Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn (Ret.)6h 23m$23
The Courage to Be FreeRon DeSantis9h$29 · $0.00
Big, Hot, Cheap, and RightErica Grieder8h 8m$20 · $0.00
Novanglus EssaysJohn Adams7h 19m$1 · $0.00
Pope FrancisThe Staff of The Wall Street Journal4h 31m$20 · $0.00
AutobiographyAlbert Parsons1h 25m$1 · $0.00
We the People: The Foundation & Evolution of the U.S. ConstitutionJames Madison, U.S. Congress, Center for Legislative Archives, Helen M. Campbell38h 16m$1 · $0.00