An illustrated look at the life and presidency of New Hampshire lawyer Franklin Pierce, discussing such topics as the Mexican War, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and his views on the Civil War.
Examines the life of Franklin Pierce, the New England politician elected as the fourteenth president of the United States, arguing that in his zeal to unify the Democratic Party, he took actions that hastened the onset of the Civil War.
Examines the life of the New Hampshire politician who became the fourteenth president of the United States and fought for strong states' rights and less federal authority.
