Item #4028 Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Third Congress. December 6, 1853. Part II. Franklin Pierce.
Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Third Congress. December 6, 1853. Part II.

Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Third Congress. December 6, 1853. Part II.

Washington: Robert Armstrong, 1853. Hardcover. Ex. Doc. No.1. Franklin Pierce (1804 - 1869) was the 14th president to the U.S., serving in the mid-1850s. He believed that the abolition of slavery threatened the unity of the nation and enforced acts such as the Fugitive Slave Act, which favored slave owners. When Lincoln took office after Pierce, the South succeeded and Civil War erupted. Many scholars rank Pierce amongst the worst (and also least memorable) of U.S. presidents both for his support of the South and inability to hold the nation together [Wikipedia].

Despite the title, this book does not include direct statements from the president. Rather it includes reports submitted to him on the state of the country such as: war reports from the secretary of war (Jefferson Davis) regarding Indian hostilities in Oregon and Mexican-American relations; reports on the extension of the U.S. Capitol Building; reports of the commanding general of the army detailing location of troops, numbers of officers, medics, etc., budgets, and more; Surgeon General's report on the medical department of the army; report of the Chief Engineer on forts, military schools, defense systems, budgets, and a statement on the occupation of parents of students attending West Point Military Academy (1842 - 1853); and many reports on repairs to harbors, proposed dredging projects, river surveys, and other river related construction with budget estimates and drawings.

Very good minus in dark purple embossed boards with dull gilt title on spine. Boards are slightly bowed. The spine is faded and there are a few water spots to the cloth. The interior is foxed and browned along the edges of pages, but text still bright. The pages are rippled and water stained along the bottom edge. The binding remains tight. Contains diagrams and charts, as well as reports by and to Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War. 591 pages. American History. AME/4053.
Very Good Minus.

Item #4028

Price: $95.00

See all items in American History
See all items by