The oddly named President whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil war In the summer of 1850, America was at a terrible crossroads.
In this eye-opening biog.
The presidency, and the crisis, now fell to the little-known vice President from upstate New York.
In the midst of the debate, President Zachary Taylor suddenly took ill and died.
Congress was in an uproar over slavery, and it was not clear if a compromise could be found.
The oddly named President whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil war In the summer of 1850, America was at a terrible crossroads