Franklin Pierce :"great statesman" or "traitor to the country"?: Historical New Hampshire / by Elizabeth Dubrulle and Wesley G. Balla ; with contributions by Donna-Belle Garvin.

Title:

Franklin Pierce :"great statesman" or "traitor to the country"?: Historical New Hampshire / by Elizabeth Dubrulle and Wesley G. Balla ; with contributions by Donna-Belle Garvin.

Author:

Dubrulle, Elizabeth.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2019.

Physical Description:

p. 82-93 : illustrations (some color).

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2019 Vol. 71, No. 1 (Spring 2019) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

This article discusses the life and work of Franklin Pierce, who was the 14th president of the United States. Pierce was a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the U.S. He alienated anti-slavery groups by championing and signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act, yet he failed to stem conflict between North and South, setting the stage for Southern secession and the American Civil War. Pierce's legacy in New Hampshire has been mixed, with some considering him a traitor to Northern values and others believing that he did the best he could in a diffiicult time for the country admist personal tragedy, including the death of all three of his sons at young ages, the third just before he assumed office. In 1914, after decades of consideration, a statue of Pierce was erected in his memory on the Concord, New Hampshire state house grounds. It is the furtherst statue from the state house, facing directly onto Concord's Main Street.

Subjects:

Presidents Biography. United States , Antislavery movements History 19th century. United States , Monuments New Hampshire. , Capitols United States.

Locations:

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.
New Hampshire History.

People:

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 , Lukeman, Augustus, 1871-1935. , Balla, Wesley G. , Garvin, Donna-Belle.

Organizations:

United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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Credit Line:

2019.

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