Böcker av Elbert B. Smith

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Taylor's short Presidency was shadowed by the issue of slavery. When Southern states threatened secession he warned them that he would use all his resources as commander-in- chief to preserve the union.

This revisionist look at the twelfth and thirteenth presidents challenges much of previous scholarship. Elbert B. Smith disagrees sharply with traditional interpretation of Taylor and Fillmore.