The American Presidents: Franklin Pierce : The American Presidents Series: The 14th President, 1853-1857 (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

from geoffreymeadows

This is a very helpful book, especially if you're new to pre-Civil War era history. It not only introduces you to an American president, albeit one not favored by historians, but it also explains the laws and political groups that were important in that time period. The book talks about the Wilmo...

from auntmarge64

Unlike Larry Gara's book "The Presidency of Franklin Pierce", this entry in The American Presidents Series is actually about Pierce, and it does a very good job of giving the reader some insight into Pierce's personal and political lives and failures. Pierce is often touted as one of the worst of...

from santhony

This extremely short work is a part of the American Presidents series of short biographies of our nation's chief executives, and while I understand the concept, and can make allowance for the comparative obscurity of the subject in this case, 130 pages is simply not much book. I wouldn't recommen...

from everfresh1

As with other books in this series it is short and well written. Despite such small format it gives all the necessary details of both Franklin Pierce' personality and political life. Well intentioned but misguided policy directly contributing to the start of Civil war is his unfortunate legacy.

from everfresh1

As with other books in this series it is short and well written. Despite such small format it gives all the necessary details of both Franklin Pierce' personality and political life. Well intentioned but misguided policy directly contributing to the start of Civil war is his unfortunate legacy.