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Zachary Taylor: The American Presidents Series: The 12th President, 1849-1850 by Taylor, Zachary;Eisenhower, John S. D is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>The rough-hewn general who rose to the nation's highest office, and whose presidency witnessed the first political skirmishes that would lead to the Civil War</b><br><br>Zachary Taylor was a soldier's soldier, a man who lived up to his nickname, "Old Rough and Ready." Having risen through the ranks of the U.S. Army, he achieved his greatest success in the Mexican War, propelling him to the nation's highest office in the election of 1848. He was the first man to have been elected president
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- Author
- Taylor, Zachary;Eisenhower, John S. D
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.;Times Books
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781429997416
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (804 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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