Franklin Pierce

  • Franklin Pierce
    By Charnan Simon

    1767 – John Quincy Adams , sixth president of the U.S. and son of second president John Adams , is born in Braintree , Massachusetts . Andrew Jackson , seventh president of the U.S. , is born in Waxhaw settlement , South Carolina .

  • Franklin Pierce: The American Presidents Series: The 14th President, 1853-1857
    By Michael F. Holt

    The genial but troubled New Englander whose single-minded partisan loyalties inflamed the nation's simmering battle over slavery Charming and handsome, Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire was drafted to break the deadlock of the 1852 ...

  • Franklin Pierce: The American Presidents Series: The 14th President, 1853-1857
    By Michael F. Holt

    The genial but troubled New Englander whose single-minded partisan loyalties inflamed the nation's simmering battle over slavery Charming and handsome, Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire was drafted to break the deadlock of the 1852 ...

  • Franklin Pierce: The Fourteenth President of the United States
    By Edwin Palmer Hoyt

    A biography of the New England politician who became the fourteenth President.

  • Franklin Pierce
    By Peter A. Wallner

    In this second volume of Wallner's Pierce biography, President Pierce faces unscrupulous and corrupt politicians, comically inept diplomats, violent adventurers, fanatical reformers, fraud, and speculation within an increasingly divided and...

  • Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire's Favorite Son
    By Peter A. Wallner

    Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire's Favorite Son

  • Franklin Pierce: Young Hickory of the Granite Hills
    By Roy F. Nichols

    First definitive biography of the fourteenth President, giving a psychological interpretation of the man in relation to his turbulent times.

  • Franklin Pierce
    By BreAnn Rumsch

    Each president's term influences events in America and around the world for years to come. This biography introduces young readers to the life of Franklin Pierce beginning with his childhood in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

  • Franklin Pierce
    By Barbara A. Somervill

    A biography of the man elected fourteenth president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.

  • Franklin Pierce: Our Fourteenth President
    By Steven Ferry

    Discusses the early life, family, political career, and contributions of the fourteenth president of the United States.

  • Franklin Pierce
    By BreAnn Rumsch

    This biography introduces readers to the life of Franklin Pierce including his military service, early political career, and key events from Pierce's administration including the Gadsden Purchase, the Treaty of Kanagawa, and Bleeding Kansas ...

  • Franklin Pierce
    By Caroline Evensen Lazo

    Chronicles the life and political career of the fourteenth president of the United States.

  • Franklin Pierce
    By David C. King

    Examines the life and times of Franklin Pierce, placing this president within his historical and cultural context, while at the same time focusing on the major events that occurred during each his administration.

  • Franklin Pierce: Young Hickory of the Granite Hills
    By Roy Franklin Nichols

    "Franklin Pierce - - the fourteenth President of the United Sates - - has existed in the public mind as a stereotype rather than as a many-sided human being. The...

  • Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President 1853-1857
    By Mike Venezia

    Presents a short biography of the fourteenth President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, and chronicles his childhood, early career in law and politics, participation in the Mexican War, presidency, and more.

  • Franklin Pierce: The Biography of the 14th American President, His Struggle to End Slavery, and Battle with the Union and...
    By United Library

    This book provides a comprehensive look at a president who grappled with the complexities of his era and left a controversial legacy that continues to be a subject of historical debate.

  • Franklin Pierce
    By Jeff C. Young

    Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Franklin Pierce.

  • Franklin Pierce: A Bibliography
    By Gerry Hayden

    Although there has been little scholarly interest in Franklin Pierce, the issues of his administration--the Kansas-Nebraska Act, turmoil over Kansas, the Abolitionist crusade, the enforcement of the 1850 Fugitive Slave...