The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society From 1863
- ISBN-10
- 0060473355
- ISBN-13
- 9780060473358
- Series
- The American People
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Authors
- Gary B. Nash, Julie R. Jeffrey, Allen F. Davis
Description
Passing over Henry Clay , they nominated the Mexican War hero , General Zachary Taylor , a Louisiana slaveholder . Taylor compared himself to Washington as a “ no party ' ' man who was above politics . This was nearly the only thing he ...
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