Jerry Landry's Reviews > Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce (The American Presidents, #14)
by Michael F. Holt, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Sean Wilentz
by Michael F. Holt, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Sean Wilentz
Jerry Landry's review
bookshelves: 2010-reads, political-history-reads, presidential-reads
Jun 21, 10
bookshelves: 2010-reads, political-history-reads, presidential-reads
Read from June 20 to 21, 2010
A good introduction to one of the lesser known presidents in US history. Holt provides a fair assessment of Pierce's failed presidency and a knowledgable explanation of the political/social turmoil of the time period leading up to the Civil War. This book is a good starting point to other, more detailed texts about the Pierce presidency.
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