Franklin Pierce

Presidential Portrait of Franklin Pierce

(b. Nov 23, 1804 - d. Oct 8, 1869)
(14th President: 1853 - 1857)

K-12 TLC Guide to the 1800s K-12 TLC Guide to the American Presidency

The Gadsden Purchase

Franklin Pierce	American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. Biographies: The American President, PBS. Grolier Online: Quick Facts. The History Channel. The Internet Public Library. The Library of Congress. New England What Where When. The White House. *The Bowdoin Orient: "Fessenden & Hyde". Jane Means Appleton Pierce (1806-1863): The Library of Congress. National First Ladies' Library. National Public Radio (audio): Painting the First Ladies: 01/22/01 (5:38). The White House. The Pierce Homestead: American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. The Pierce Manse: American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. New England What Where When. Who2. Find-A-Grave. Obituary*.
Franklin Pierce	14st President of the United States: 1853-1857, University of Groningen, Netherlands. The Internet Public Library: Cabinet Members. Historical Documents. Notable Events. Presidential Election Results. The Library of Congress: 03/04/1853 Presidential Inauguration. Presidential Portraits. The National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institution. Presidential Haiku: K-12 TLC Guide. University of North Carolina.
Franklin Pierce The Gadsden Purchase	The Mexican American War: K-12 TLC Guide. Cather, Willa: K-12 TLC Guide. El Paso Community College. The Gadsden Purchase: Odd Land Deal, The Progress Report. The Library of Congress: Today in History. America's Story. Treaty Document, Avalon Project, Yale University.
Franklin Pierce	The Franklin Pierce Collection, Bowdoin College. Inaugural Address, Friday, March 4, 1853: American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. Bartleby Library. Library of Congress. University of Groningen, Netherlands.

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This guide last edited 08/30/2008
This guide last revised 10/16/2007