Millard Fillmore : the limits of compromise /

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Author / Creator:	Rowland, Thomas J., 1952- author.
Imprint:	New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2013]
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	First Men, America's Presidents Series - Peterson, Barbara Bennett (Oregon State University), S First Men, America's Presidents Series - Peterson, Barbara Bennett (Oregon State University), S.
Subject:	Fillmore, Millard, -- 1800-1874. Fillmore, Millard, -- 1800-1874. Presidents -- United States -- Biography. Politics and government Presidents. United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1853. United States. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11202421

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ISBN:	9781628086720 1628086726 9781628086676 162808667X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-167) and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Arguably our most obscure president, and generally judged mediocre at best, Millard Fillmore came to the presidency in July 1850 when his predecessor, Zachary Taylor, unexpectedly died. Despite his relative anonymity, Fillmore was thrust into the nation's greatest historical argument - the great debate concerning the future of slavery in the republic. With considerable political aplomb, he helped guide the passage of the measures collectively known as the Compromise of 1850, including the sensitive and controversial Fugitive Slave Act. Rather than resolve the agitation, these measures gave way.
Other form:	Print version: Millard Fillmore New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013] 9781628086676 (hardcover)

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