Franklin Pierce

Download or read book Franklin Pierce written by Peter A. Wallner and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of Wallner's Pierce biography, President Pierce faces unscrupulous and corrupt politicians, comically inept diplomats, violent adventurers, fanatical reformers, fraud, and speculation within an increasingly divided and contentious nation. But the president never lost faith in the American people.

Download or read book Franklin Pierce written by Roy F. Nichols and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First definitive biography of the fourteenth President, giving a psychological interpretation of the man in relation to his turbulent times.

Download or read book Franklin Pierce written by BreAnn Rumsch and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography introduces readers to the life of Franklin Pierce, including his military service, early political career, and key events from Pierce's administration including the Gadsden Purchase, the Treaty of Kanagawa, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Information about his childhood, family, personal life, and retirement years is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Download or read book The Life of Franklin Pierce written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American author that contributed significantly to the dark romanticism genre. Hawthorne was the great grandson of John Hathorne, one of the judges in the Salem witch trials. To hide the shame Nathaniel added the "w" to his last name. Many of Hawthorne's works are set in the New England area and feature the moral allegories found in the time of the Puritans. The Life of Franklin Pierce, published in 1852, is a short biography of the American president. Hawthorne was friends with Pierce going back to their college days and the book is notable for its insight into Pierce's life.

Download or read book Franklin Pierce written by Caroline Evensen Lazo and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the life and political career of the fourteenth president of the United States.

Download or read book The Presidency of Franklin Pierce written by Larry Gara and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of American expansionism and diplomacy during Pierce's administration.

Download or read book Life of Franklin Pierce written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: