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Zachary Taylor

Summary: A profile of the twelfth president traces his rise in the military and successes in the Mexican war to his election as the first president without a prior political office, in an account that also offers insight into Taylor's views on slavery and his sudden death.

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  • ISBN: 9780805082371
  • ISBN: 0805082379
  • Physical Description: print
    xx, 167 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Times Books, ©2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Early career -- Unsung hero -- "Old rough and ready" -- Fort Jesup to the Rio Grande -- War with Mexico! -- Monterrey -- Buena Vista -- The election of 1848 -- Inauguration and early days in the White House -- California and New Mexico -- Foreign affairs -- The great debate -- The death of the president.
Subject: Taylor, Zachary 1784-1850
Presidents United States Biography
United States Politics and government 1849-1853
Generals United States Biography
Mexican War, 1846-1848 Campaigns

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Syndetic Solutions - Table of Contents for ISBN Number 9780805082371
Zachary Taylor : The American Presidents Series: the 12th President, 1849-1850
Zachary Taylor : The American Presidents Series: the 12th President, 1849-1850
by Eisenhower, John S. D.; Schlesinger Jr., Arthur M. (Editor); Wilentz, Sean (Editor)
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Zachary Taylor : The American Presidents Series: the 12th President, 1849-1850

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Editor's Notep. xv
Author's Notep. xix
1Early Careerp. 1
2Unsung Herop. 7
3Old Rough and Readyp. 17
4Fort Jesup to the Rio Grandep. 29
5War with Mexico!p. 41
6Monterreyp. 52
7Buena Vistap. 62
8The Election of 1848p. 73
9Inauguration and Early Days in the White Housep. 88
10California and New Mexicop. 101
11Foreign Affairsp. 112
12The Great Debatep. 121
13The Death of the Presidentp. 130
Epiloguep. 137
Notesp. 141
Milestonesp. 151
Selected Bibliographyp. 155
Acknowledgmentsp. 159
Indexp. 161
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