Books with title Franklin Pierce

A new edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic 1852 campaign biography of his friend Franklin Pierce. This work provides rare insight into an often misunderstood and unappreciated president of the United States. Readers should note that this biography focuses on President Pierce's life up until his acceptance of the Democratic nomination for President in 1852 and does not cover his presidency.

The Life of Franklin Pierce has been called "a venal homage to ambitious mediocrity" and often regarded as beneath the talents of Nathaniel Hawthorne. When Franklin Pierce, who had been a classmate of Hawthorne's at Bowdoin College, won the Democratic Party's nomination in 1852, Hawthorne volunteered to write "the necessary biography". In the book's preface, he explained that he was "so" little of a politician" that he could hardly "call himself the member of any party." As such, he was entirely unaccustomed to this brand of writing "intended to operate on the minds of multitudes during a presidential canvass." The book was offered as the testimonial of a friend who had known the candidate at a formative period of life.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853–57). Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. His polarizing actions in championing and signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act failed to stem intersectional conflict, setting the stage for Southern secession.

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