The Accidental President: Chester A. ArthurChester Alan Arthur, surely our unlikeliest president, may have been saved from complete obscurity only by the mutton chop whiskers that stand out among the full bearded visages of late nineteenth century presidents. But as this highly readable portrait of Arthur and his age reveals, dutys unexpected call turned the quintessential patronage politician into a statesman who skillfully guided Americas first steps on the road to becoming a world power. No