The Expatriation of Franklin Pierce: The Story of a President and The Civil War

by Garry Boulard

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Considered a failure upon leaving the White House in 1857 and thought to be on his way to a well-deserved obscurity, Franklin Pierce during the Civil War emerged as a major spokesman for that era's Peace Democrats, opposed to President Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and in defense of civil liberties.

A Northerner with many close Southern friends, including Jefferson Davis the president of the Confederacy and his wife, Varina Davis,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0595403670

ISBN13:9780595403677

Release Date:June 2006

Publisher:iUniverse

Length:204 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

19th Century Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Civil War History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) United States Civil War

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