Tells the life story of nineteenth-century U.S. president Millard Fillmore, discussing his early years in New York, his start in politics, the events of his presidency, the Know-Nothings, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and other topics.
Examines the presidency of Millard Fillmore who came to office from the vice presidency after Zachary Taylor died suddenly in the summer of 1850, arguing that his policy of catering to the South alienated his fellow northerners, creating a rift that led to the demise of the Whig Party and setting the country on the path to Civil War.
Presents a biography of the twelfth president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, and focusing on how he became elected despite never holding a lower political office, and describes the events that surrounded his the time in office, including California's application for statehood with an anti-slavery constitution.
