Franklin Pierce: The American Presidents Series: The 14th President, 1853-1857
"Franklin Pierce: The American Presidents Series: The 14th President, 1853-1857," by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., chronicles the presidency of Franklin Pierce, focusing on how his partisan loyalties and political missteps, particularly regarding slavery and the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, deepened national divisions and contributed to the onset of the Civil War.
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