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Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013.

Title Zachary Taylor / John S.D. Eisenhower.

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New York : Times Books, c2008.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	973.63 T219Be 2008	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	xviii, 167 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Series	American presidents
	American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-157) and index.
Contents	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.
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.
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.
ISBN	9780805082371
	0805082379
Standard No.	AU@ 000042368878