Zachary Taylor /
Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-
Zachary Taylor / John S.D. Eisenhower. - 1st ed. - New York : Times Books, c2008. - xviii, 167 p. : maps ; 22 cm. - American presidents. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-157) and index.
Early career -- Unsung hero -- "Old rough and ready" -- Fort Jesup to the Rio Grande -- War with Mexico! -- Monterrey -- Buena Vista -- The election of 1848 -- Inauguration and early days in the White House -- California and New Mexico -- Foreign affairs-- The great debate -- The death of the president.
A profile of the twelfth president traces his rise in the military and successes in the Mexican war to his election as the first president without a prior political office, in an account that also offers insight into Taylor's views on slavery and his sudden death.
0805082379 : HRD $22.00 9780805082371
Henry Holt & Co, C/O Mps 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, USA, 10010 SAN 631-5011
2007046073
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns.
United States--Politics and government--1849-1853.
E422 / .E57 2008
973.6/3092
Zachary Taylor / John S.D. Eisenhower. - 1st ed. - New York : Times Books, c2008. - xviii, 167 p. : maps ; 22 cm. - American presidents. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-157) and index.
Early career -- Unsung hero -- "Old rough and ready" -- Fort Jesup to the Rio Grande -- War with Mexico! -- Monterrey -- Buena Vista -- The election of 1848 -- Inauguration and early days in the White House -- California and New Mexico -- Foreign affairs-- The great debate -- The death of the president.
A profile of the twelfth president traces his rise in the military and successes in the Mexican war to his election as the first president without a prior political office, in an account that also offers insight into Taylor's views on slavery and his sudden death.
0805082379 : HRD $22.00 9780805082371
Henry Holt & Co, C/O Mps 175 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, USA, 10010 SAN 631-5011
2007046073
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns.
United States--Politics and government--1849-1853.
E422 / .E57 2008
973.6/3092