Millard fillmore was born in a small cabin in southern cayuga county in 1800. Discover librarianselected research resources on millard fillmore from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. Lieutenant fillmores second son, who also bore the name nathaniel, and who was the father of the president, went with his young wife, phebe millard, to what at the close of the past century was the far west, where he and a younger brother built a log cabin in the wilderness, and there his second son, millard, was born. Jan 01, 2007 the remarkable millard fillmore as a concept is great, i just felt that the humor was a bit trite and goofy. In one of the many unexplained, unfortunate quirks of history, most of the official papers of fillmore s administration were destroyed by his son. Robert j scarry from the time he left office in 1853, thirteenth united states president millard fillmore has become increasingly shrouded in mystery and stereotyped by traditional anecdotes that have come to be. And all those other presidents you dont know cleveland, will, alvarez, mark, nation, tate on. Fillmore had been vice president of the united states for 1 year, 4 months when he became the th united states president. Moravia, new york is often cited as fillmores birthplace. The unbelievable life of a forgotten president 9780307339621. A ranking of all the best books about millard fillmore. Elected vice president in 1848, he acceded to the presidency on the death of zachary taylor july 1850.
Although he hailed from the abolitionist north and was a whig, his actions bore out sympathy to the southern cause. The unbelievable life of a forgotten president kindle edition by pendle, george. First, there is a lengthy and informative summary of the personal, historical and political background leading up to fillmores nomination for vice president. The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil war in the summer of 1850, america was at a terrible crossroads. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading millard fillmore. Paul finkelman wrote this particular installment and edited by arthur m. First, there is a lengthy and informative summary of the personal, historical and political background leading up to fillmore s nomination for vice president. And the presidency clearly wasnt the job for which he was best suited.
Millard fillmore book johnson county library bibliocommons. He was a hayseed from western ny who had no college education, but was smart enough not to accept an honorary degree from oxford, knowing the grief he would receive from it. Dec 14, 2015 millard fillmore was born in a small cabin in southern cayuga county in 1800. The melt value shown below is how valuable the coins metal is worth bare minimum value of coin. Born of humble origins in new york state, millard fillmore 18001874 became a lawyer and won election to the u. Mar 04, 2020 millard fillmore, th president of the united states 185053, whose insistence on federal enforcement of the fugitive slave act of 1850 alienated the north and led to the destruction of the whig party. The mission of the president millard fillmore library is to make a positive difference in the lives of our patrons by responsively providing materials, information, and services at our library andor via the librarys world wide web site. In the midst of the debate, president zachary taylor suddenly took ill and. Millard fillmore january 7, 1800 march 8, 1874 was the thirteenth president of the united states, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the whig party to hold that office. Historian and legal scholar paul finkelman recounted the presidential tenure of millard fillmore, who took office following the death of president zachary taylor in 1850.
Millard fillmore january 7, 1800 march 8, 1874 was the th president of the united states. Nathaniel and phoebe fillmore had originally lived in vermont, but by the time of millards birth on january 7, 1800, they had settled in upstate new york on a farm between syracuse and ithaca. List of books and articles about millard fillmore online. But the cabin was actually located in the wilderness, quite a ways up the hill from moravia now known as summer hill. Biography of a president was first published in 1959. Millard fillmore ebook by paul finkelman rakuten kobo. The presidency of millard fillmore began on july 9, 1850, when millard fillmore became president of the united states upon the death of zachary taylor, and ended on march 4, 1853.
Millard fillmore is the thirteenth book in the american presidents series a biographical series chronicling the presidents of the united states. Nathaniel fillmore was one of god almightys gentlemen, whose creed was. First, if youre looking for a serious, accurate biography of millard fillmore andor have no sense of humor, stay far away from this book. Biography of a president kindle edition by rayback, robert j download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nonsense stories filled with cartoons and puns provide a cras. Enjoy the best millard fillmore quotes at brainyquote. Millard fillmore simple english wikipedia, the free. Millard fillmore 18001874 was parochial, bigoted and more of an accidental leader than one to stand up for his convictions. List of books and articles about millard fillmore online research.
Biography of a president paperback january 26, 2017 by robert j. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. Heidi m d elston this biography introduces readers to millard fillmore including his early political career and key events from fillmores administration including the compromise of 1850 and the treaty of kanagawa. Fillmore was the second president to succeed to the office without being elected to it, after. Paul joseph examines the life of the president who helped postpone the civil war with the compromise of 1850 and who was considered to have destroyed his political career in order to preserve the union. Mallards name is a pun on the name of the th president of the united states, millard fillmore. R raybacks millard fillmore is a particularly clear and easytoread biography about a president who generally figures at the end of the pack. It is a littleknown fact that millard fillmore, the th president of the united states 185053, and his wife, abigail, created the first permanent library in the white house.
In the letter, millard fillmore congratulates governor hoffman for calling out the militia to protect a parade, which the tammany authorities in new york city had tried to prevent. The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed the seeds of civil war. At the time of the book s publication rayback was a professor of history at syracuse university. From millard fillmores library, 10 volumes of the modern traveller, geographical and historical descriptions and foldout maps including palestine, syria, and russia by millard fillmore book description n. Millard fillmore came into the world just one week into the nineteenth century.
The best books to learn about president millard fillmore book. This text is an account of millard fillmores life drawn largely from the. Review of millard fillmore by paul finkelman my journey. He succeeded from the vice presidency on the death of president zachary taylor, who died of acute gastroenteritis, becoming the second u. For some reason hard to understand, the historically minded public.
Fillmore came of age during the great national debate over manifest destiny. Millard fillmore by paul finkelman was published in 2011 and is part of the american presidents series. The best biographies of millard fillmore my journey. The th president, 18501853 by paul finkelman available from rakuten kobo. Quotations by millard fillmore, american president, born january 7, 1800. Raybacks history of millard fillmore is still the best biography of the th president of the united states. After nearly two years of brutal apprenticeship, fillmore left and moved to new hope, new york. Give yourself a treat this summer and pick up one of johns books. The real fillmore was not the weak and boring figurehead many americans believe he was. Congress was in an uproar over slavery, and it was not clear if a compromise could be found. Finkelmans biography of fillmore is so loaded with emotive language and onesided interpretation that the real. A narrative of the singular sufferings of john fillmore and others, on board the noted pirate vessel commanded by captain phillips. This account of fillmores life is drawn largely from his familys personal papers, many of which have previously been suppressed.
Interestingly, the author alludes to this fact in this book s introduction. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Because he was compelled to work at odd jobs at an early age to earn a living his education was irregular and incomplete. While many of their predecessors brought their personal libraries to the white house, they promptly removed them at the end of their stay. So when he became the nations thirteenth chief executive following zachary taylors death he must have swallowed hard and wondered what exactly he had gotten himself into. Seeking to better himself, millard bought a share in a circulating library and read all the books he could. Millard fillmore was thrust into the presidency after the death of zachary taylor. Thirteen apparently wasnt millard fillmores magic number. A vigorous contextual treatment of a problematic president whose name mostly elicits puzzlement. The best biographies of millard fillmore my journey through. Mallard fillmore is a comic strip written and illustrated by bruce tinsley that has been syndicated by king features syndicate since june 6, 1994. Heidi m d elston examines the childhood, political career, and other activities of the thirteenth president of the united states. Millard fillmore american presidents series by paul. From the time he left office in 1853, president millard fillmore has become increasingly shrouded in mystery and stereotyped by anecdotes with slender connections to facts.
He was the last whig president, and the last president who was not a democratic or republican fillmore became president in 1850 when the previous president, zachary taylor, died. Time and history have not conspired to generate an abundance of biographies of millard fillmore. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Read millard fillmore the american presidents series. His wacky characters and storyline are well defined, absurd, funny, and believable. The library of congress online catalog contains approximately fifteen subject headings for books related to millard. Jan 30, 2014 millard fillmore by paul finkelman was published in 2011 and is part of the american presidents series. I ordered his book, millard fillmore mon amour and continued to enjoy the authors writing style and laugh out loud wit. Aug 14, 2019 millard fillmore was thrust into the presidency after the death of zachary taylor. She gives the sign to the nonothing guard, who turns his gun to one side and lets the couple pass. Alison behnke examines the life of the thirteenth president of the united states, who helped postpone the civil war with the compromise of 1850 and who was considered to have destroyed his political career in.
Dec 17, 2011 some of millard fillmore s favorite books may include anything having to do with the transportation of goodstrade networking throughout the times. Millard fillmore, 18001874, th president of the united states july, 1850mar. The whig party did not pick him to run for president in 1852. Lieutenant fillmore s second son, who also bore the name nathaniel, and who was the father of the president, went with his young wife, phebe millard, to what at the close of the past century was the far west, where he and a younger brother built a log cabin in the wilderness, and there his second son, millard, was born. The remarkable millard fillmore as a concept is great, i just felt that the humor was a bit trite and goofy. Heidi m d elston this biography introduces readers to millard fillmore including his early political career and key events from fillmore s administration including the compromise of 1850 and the treaty of kanagawa. In one of the many unexplained, unfortunate quirks of history, most of the official papers of fillmores administration were destroyed by his son. If, on the other hand, you love american history or millard fillmore in particular and also enjoy a laugh, this book might be for you. Millard fillmore in the american presidents series with the 2016 election, i became fascinated again with the american presidency and read some of the book in the american presidents series edited by arthur schlesinger, jr. Finkelman is a professor of law at albany law school, a legal historian and prolific author. At the time of the books publication rayback was a professor of history at syracuse university. The american presidents series and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. At age 15, he was apprenticed to a cloth maker by his father to keep the family solvent. Thirteen apparently wasnt millard fillmore s magic number.
Millard fillmore, th president of the united states 185053, whose insistence on federal enforcement of the fugitive slave act of 1850 alienated the north and led to the destruction of the whig party. Jun 01, 2009 millard fillmore in the american presidents series with the 2016 election, i became fascinated again with the american presidency and read some of the book in the american presidents series edited by arthur schlesinger, jr. I dont know enough about fillmore or the time period to make a judgment on which author sees fillmore more clearly, but finkelman is certainly convincing. Curiously, you would never have fathomed that after reading this biography. He has written dozens of books and newspaper articles on topics ranging from thomas jefferson to civil rights to baseball. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the remarkable millard fillmore. This account of fillmores life is drawn largely from his familys personal papers, many. Among these books is paul finkelmans 2011 study of millard fillmore. His large, desperately poor family knew little but struggle and failure. Millard fillmore was born in extreme poverty in a log cabin on january 7, 1800, in locke township, new york. Crazy cartoons and comicbook style captions create a nonsense tale that will make it impossible for you to forget the presidents. Millard fillmore january 7, 1800 march 8, 1874 was the th president of the united states 18501853, the last to be a member of the whig party while in the white house. Some of millard fillmores favorite books may include anything having to do with the transportation of goodstrade networking throughout the times. The strip follows the exploits of its title character, an anthropomorphic greenplumaged duck who works as a politically conservative reporter at fictional television station wfdr in washington, d.