The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Elbert B. SmithSeries:American Presidency (Univ of Kansas Hardcover)Publish date:1988-08-05Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700603626ISBN-10:070060362XUPC:9780700603626Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, American GovernmentBook Topic:19th Century, Executive BranchSize:9.33 x 6.29 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.5322Product ID:SCN1C8VTSS
The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
In this book Elbert B. Smith disagrees sharply with traditional interpretations of Taylor and Fillmore, the twelfth and thirteenth presidents (from 1848 to 1853). He argues persuasively that the slaveholding Taylor--and not John C. Calhoun--was the realistic defender of southern slaveholding interests, and that Taylor did nothing to impede the Compromise of 1850. While Taylor opposed the...
Series: American Presidency (Univ of Kansas Hardcover)
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KansasISBN-13:9780700603626ISBN-10:070060362XUPC:9780700603626Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, American GovernmentBook Topic:19th Century, Executive BranchSize:9.33 x 6.29 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.5322Product ID:SCN1C8VTSS
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