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Tag Archives: 1840s
From Hero to Zero: Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce wasn’t high on my interest list of presidents to read about for this America @ 250 project until I learned that he was intimate friends with Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina. Pierce and Davis served together in … Continue reading
Posted in General, history, Reviews
Tagged 1840s, 1850s, biography, Franklin Pierce, Hail to the Chief, history, Michael F Holt, the impending crisis
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Martin Van Buren
Who is Martin Van Buren? When I cast the name into the pool of my imagination, I can see his face reflected there, framed by wild sideburns and seeded by a guide to the US Presidents I read cover to … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, biography, Hail to the Chief, history, Martin Van Buren, the impending crisis
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