Author: John Frost
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Life of Major General Zachary Taylor
Author: John Frost
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Life of Major-General Zachary Taylor
Author: C. Frank Powell
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor
Author: Henry Montgomery
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429022051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Derby & Hewson in 1847 in 368 pages; Subjects: Presidents; United States; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State; Biography & Autobiography / Military; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State; History / United States / General; History / United States / State & Local / General; History / United States / 19th Century; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Political;
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429022051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Derby & Hewson in 1847 in 368 pages; Subjects: Presidents; United States; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State; Biography & Autobiography / Military; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State; History / United States / General; History / United States / State & Local / General; History / United States / 19th Century; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Political;
The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor, Twelfth President of the United States
Author: Henry Montgomery
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Zachary Taylor
Author: John S. D. Eisenhower
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429997419
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The rough-hewn general who rose to the nation's highest office, and whose presidency witnessed the first political skirmishes that would lead to the Civil War Zachary Taylor was a soldier's soldier, a man who lived up to his nickname, "Old Rough and Ready." Having risen through the ranks of the U.S. Army, he achieved his greatest success in the Mexican War, propelling him to the nation's highest office in the election of 1848. He was the first man to have been elected president without having held a lower political office. John S. D. Eisenhower, the son of another soldier-president, shows how Taylor rose to the presidency, where he confronted the most contentious political issue of his age: slavery. The political storm reached a crescendo in 1849, when California, newly populated after the Gold Rush, applied for statehood with an anti- slavery constitution, an event that upset the delicate balance of slave and free states and pushed both sides to the brink. As the acrimonious debate intensified, Taylor stood his ground in favor of California's admission—despite being a slaveholder himself—but in July 1850 he unexpectedly took ill, and within a week he was dead. His truncated presidency had exposed the fateful rift that would soon tear the country apart.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429997419
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The rough-hewn general who rose to the nation's highest office, and whose presidency witnessed the first political skirmishes that would lead to the Civil War Zachary Taylor was a soldier's soldier, a man who lived up to his nickname, "Old Rough and Ready." Having risen through the ranks of the U.S. Army, he achieved his greatest success in the Mexican War, propelling him to the nation's highest office in the election of 1848. He was the first man to have been elected president without having held a lower political office. John S. D. Eisenhower, the son of another soldier-president, shows how Taylor rose to the presidency, where he confronted the most contentious political issue of his age: slavery. The political storm reached a crescendo in 1849, when California, newly populated after the Gold Rush, applied for statehood with an anti- slavery constitution, an event that upset the delicate balance of slave and free states and pushed both sides to the brink. As the acrimonious debate intensified, Taylor stood his ground in favor of California's admission—despite being a slaveholder himself—but in July 1850 he unexpectedly took ill, and within a week he was dead. His truncated presidency had exposed the fateful rift that would soon tear the country apart.
The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor
Author: H. MONTGOMERY (of Auburn.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Life of Major-General Zachary Taylor, etc
Author: C. Frank POWELL
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Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Languages : en
Pages : 146
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The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor
Author: Henry Montgomery
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor is a great biography of America's 12th president. Montgomery's biography includes a short history of the Taylor family, and focuses on his military career rather than time as president. A table of contents is included.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor is a great biography of America's 12th president. Montgomery's biography includes a short history of the Taylor family, and focuses on his military career rather than time as president. A table of contents is included.
The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor
Author: Henry Montgomery
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 522
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Until Antietam
Author: Jack C. Mason
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 0809386879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
While researching this book, Jack C. Mason made the kind of discovery that historians dream of. He found more than one hundred unpublished and unknown letters from Union general Israel B. Richardson to his family, written from his time as a West Point cadet until the day before his fatal wounding at the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history. Using these freshly uncovered primary sources as well as extensive research in secondary materials, Mason has written the first-ever biography of Israel Bush Richardson. Mason traces Richardson’s growth as a soldier through his experiences and the guidance of his superiors, and then as a leader whose style reflected the actions of the former commanders he respected. Though he was a disciplinarian, Richardson took a relaxed attitude toward military rules, earning him the affection of his men. Unfortunately, his military career was cut short just as high-ranking officials began to recognize his aggressive leadership. He was mortally wounded while leading his men at Antietam and died on November 3, 1862. Until Antietam brings to life a talented and fearless Civil War infantry leader. Richardson’s story, placed within the context of nineteenth-century warfare, exemplifies how one soldier’s life influenced his commanders, his men, and the army as a whole. Winner of the Army Historical Foundation 2009 Distinguished Book Award
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 0809386879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
While researching this book, Jack C. Mason made the kind of discovery that historians dream of. He found more than one hundred unpublished and unknown letters from Union general Israel B. Richardson to his family, written from his time as a West Point cadet until the day before his fatal wounding at the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history. Using these freshly uncovered primary sources as well as extensive research in secondary materials, Mason has written the first-ever biography of Israel Bush Richardson. Mason traces Richardson’s growth as a soldier through his experiences and the guidance of his superiors, and then as a leader whose style reflected the actions of the former commanders he respected. Though he was a disciplinarian, Richardson took a relaxed attitude toward military rules, earning him the affection of his men. Unfortunately, his military career was cut short just as high-ranking officials began to recognize his aggressive leadership. He was mortally wounded while leading his men at Antietam and died on November 3, 1862. Until Antietam brings to life a talented and fearless Civil War infantry leader. Richardson’s story, placed within the context of nineteenth-century warfare, exemplifies how one soldier’s life influenced his commanders, his men, and the army as a whole. Winner of the Army Historical Foundation 2009 Distinguished Book Award