Amer Pres: Fillmore

by Paul Finkelman

Book Overview

The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil war

In the summer of 1850, America was at a terrible crossroads. Congress was in an uproar over slavery, and it was not clear if a compromise could be found. In the midst of the debate, President Zachary Taylor suddenly took ill and died. The presidency, and the crisis, now fell to the little-known vice president from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080508715X
• ISBN13: 9780805087154
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"