| Zachary Taylor - Soldier in the White House (1951) |
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| Hardcover first printing (as stated on copyright page) with dustjacket, a well-researched biography of our twelfth president, 496 pages, includes a bibliography, book is clean inside and out and has no significant flaws, the dustjacket is missing the bottom one-inch of the spine, the background color is sunned from red to beige on the spine, light foxing is present on the rear panel, heavy foxing is present on the reverse side, our professional (removable) mylar cover hides this last flaw, the front panel illustration is still bright and attractive and the original price (6.00) is present Abebooks Order No.: 88098638 Sales Order No.: 74830992 Order Date: August 4, 2011 Total Book Price: US$ 16.00 Quoted Shipping: US$ 4.50 Quoted Total Order Amount: US$ 20.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The second half of Hamilton's Taylor biography covers the 1848 presidential campaign and the sixteen months of his presidency. The core of the book is a thorough analysis of the Compromise of 1850. Many at the time felt that Clay's grand plan would avert disunion forever, but we all know how that turned out. Here we learn what Taylor's plans were. It is interesting to speculate on what might have happened had Taylor not fallen ill on July 4th and died a few days later. On the whole, I really enjoyed the two volumes. The writing was never dry, the books were well organized, and just the right length - I never felt shortchanged on any topic raised, and never felt we were too deep in the weeds, either. |