How a British Subject Became President of the United States: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

How a British Subject Became President of the United States, credited to Arthur P. Hinman, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of How a British Subject Became President of the United States by Arthur P. Hinman. Read in English by Kevin W. Davidson In 1880, the New York Times reported a curious story from St. Albans, Vermont, about a mysterious figure, an attorney and Democratic operative named A. P. Hinman. Hinman privately told local Democratic leaders that he had been hired by the Democratic National Committee to obtain evidence that Vice-President-elect Chester A. Arthur was not qualified to hold the office of Vice President, but rather that Arthur was a Canadian-born alien. President Garfield was assassinated in 1881 and Arthur became twenty first President of the United States, and a pretty good one by all accounts. Hinman published this book in 1884 to prevent Arthur's re-election, unaware of Arthur's real secret, that he was dying, and would not seek re-election. This is a conspiracy theory about presidential eligibility that could have come from today's newspapers. - Summary by Kevin Davidson

Recording facts

• Recording title: How a British Subject Became President of the United States
• Author credits: Arthur P. Hinman
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:20:21

Catalogue topics

• politics
• conspiracy theories
• chester a. arthur

Track guide

1. 01 - To the Citizens of the United States — 28:45
2. 02 - Custom House Investigations — 16:26
3. 03 - Letters — 24:49
4. 04 - Extracts Town Records of Fairfield, Vermont — 33:40
5. 05 - The Death Struggle — 36:41

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