TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eisenhower,John S.D.
TI  - Zachary Taylor
SN  - 0805082379 : HRD
AV  - E422 .E57 2008
U1  - 973.6/3092 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Times Books
KW  - Taylor, Zachary,
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Generals
KW  - Mexican War, 1846-1848
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1849-1853
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -