Zachary Taylor / John S.D. Eisenhower.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: American presidentsPublication details: New York : Times Books, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 167 p. : maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0805082379 : HRD
  • 9780805082371
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.6/3092
LOC classification:
  • E422 .E57 2008
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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