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Zachary Taylor

By Taylor , Zachary;Eisenhower , John S. D

Book information

Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.;Times Books
ISBN
9781429997416, 9780805082371, 0805082379, 1429997419
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
264 kB (270551 bytes)
Series
American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
Edition
First edition
Pages
(xviii, 167 pages) : maps\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1784-1850;Taylor1846-1848 -- Campaigns;BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -1846-1848--Campaigns;Presidents;Military campaignsBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Presidents & Heads of SZacharyZachary (Politiker);Presidents -- United States --

Description

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.;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. 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.

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