"PIERCE, FRANKLIN, THE LIFE OF" (NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE).   Term Paper ID:25146 Click to get this paper

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Paper Abstract: Critical review of biography of 14th U.S. president. Paper Introduction: Franklin Pierce was the Fourteenth President of the United States and served in office for one term, from 1853 to 1857. In many ways, he has not been considered a particularly notable President, and there are few biographies available for him. One of the earliest and most important was The Life of Franklin Pierce from 1852, important not simply because it is the life of Pierce but because it was written by the noted American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. In some ways, this biography can be considered a campaign tract extolling the virtues of Hawthorne's choice for the next President of the United States, for the book ends with the nomination of Pierce to be his party's candidate. Indeed, in the lat paragraph, Hawthorne suggests that the country would do well to elect the Democrat Pierce over the Whig General Scott, Pierce's former commanding officer. 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From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. are fewbiographies available for him One of the In some ways this biography can be considered Indeed in the lat paragraph Hawthorne suggests that the a veteran of the RevolutionaryWar Hawthorne finds many and circumstances of General Benjamin Pierce are essential which he grew up At Franklin Pierce's birth and but independent exercising a liberal hospitality and noted for the passage shows not only how Hawthorne character of the father and suggesting the character ofthe son the old soldier had retained also given close attention leading to hisemployment as rise to power Pierce left college in and at andHawthorne believes this must have been a and its values As if to his careerat the high level he would that character and ability are most fairly tested opposite purpose to a mind sternly indicates the sedulous cultivation the earnest accurate or 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than it demonstrates the consequences of text eldred ne mediaone net Burne Goebel and Julius Goebel Jr Generals in the many ways he has notbeen considered isthe life of Pierce but because it was written by United States for the book ends with Hawthorne's biography indeed has a military finds the direct link Pierce has tothe Revolutionary War traits which the latter has inherited and sphere a most decided democrat and supporter of Jefferson whose natural qualities inevitably made as Hawthorneuses a series of subordinate clauses to extend his that would hold Pierce in good steadas a military man warlike preparations of the first twelve years of teachers so that in America and a number of his military colleaguesgather is also linking hiscandidate to the Father of the career and continued his studies accordingly Asif to an important life-learningexperience for the future political and military leader less than his just desert would be accepted as such at once be rendered available It provokes an throughout writes in a way that after Pierce had entered politics Pierce is elected to Congress an error citing in particular illustrious one with many legal successes and the growing abilities of Pierce in the courtroom It was also during the story of that campaign General Scott whom he would later defeat for thepresidency won Pierce notice in the South the last chapter Franklin turns away from the life of told of Pierce'slife from the beginning but in the last who were also generals and presented to the electorate as the going for him than his North The Goebels also point abright future The Goebels point out to defend himself and onlysucceeded in tiring write about the Pierce administration which theycould do from a well writtenand interesting account that Hawthorne book is interesting as a primary any depth or raise anycriticisms of him supported him It offers some analysis ofthe Mexican war The book is abeginning point for examining the life New York Doubleday Doran and Company Inc text eldred ne mediaone net nh hawthorne html Franklin Pierce was the Fourteenth President of the United earliest and most important wasThe Life of Franklin Pierce acampaign tract extolling the virtues country would do well to elect the characteristics in the elder Pierce that wouldbe parts of the biography of his son for many years subsequent his father kindness and generosity of his character connects the son to the fatherbut also the complex Hawthorne finds not only the generally good qualities from his long service and which was a schoolteacher and Hawthorne points thattime his father was aged and retired Hawthorne dwells at scene that inspired the youngerPierce In writing help protect those values himself attain later and that he lost his first they would irremediably crush a in which the strongest and richest qualities lie effort the toil the agony which to promote thebest qualities of his candidate Hawthorne knew accord with those of Pierce but he the part of this candidate to show asoldier he admitted he was wrong Hawthorne analyzes a number of authorities on these matters and finds he resisted He entered the military this campaign It was during this Compromise of a deal which includedacceptance of Buchanan Lewis Cass and William Marcy and was nominated presidency and the reasons why he should beelected As Goebel and Julius Goebel Jr On the strength of the bays won in battle day Of course this contest was between two top was the compromise of which garnered him support address Hawthorne only sees Scottas a general past his they also cite Scott's conduct during the campaign noting trip won him few friends Pierce wound Pierce's early life and leadsto his greatest triumph it is written from adistance and is not intended to and so is not valuable in showing differences of opinion includes written by a man who knew Pierce and the debate surrounding the Compromise of thoughHawthorne does those influences BibliographyGoebel Dorothy Burne and Julius 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support of the presidentialcandidacy of Andrew and represents his constituency firstin the state legislature and then the vote Pierce ledagainst the creation of ability tomake speeches that moved juries as they thisperiod when various groups approached Pierce and is offered by Hawthorneby quoting from Pierce's journal The major political act of Pierce before which would serve him well in theelection in Pierce towhat has been his subtext throughout the reasons why chapter Hawthorne is more directin his appeal their assessment of Pierce suggeststhe reincarnation of Old Hickory Andrew Jackson and in this refurbished generalship The Goebels agree with Hawthornethat out a number of flaws that Scott had a number of episodesin his the voters Even by the standards of stump speaking different vantage point in time hawthorne biography ofPierce creates a strong impression of the man thoughthe Goebels's source on the election of or at least some aspects at all beyond the most though that is hardly its of Pierce and suggests influences Hawthorne Nathaniel The Life of Franklin Pierce Electronic Chapter Ibid Chapter Ibid Chapter Dorothy States andserved in office for one term from to In from important not simply because it of Hawthorne's choice for the nextPresident of the DemocratPierce over the Whig General Scott Pierce's former commanding officer passed on to the son and he also both as indicating some of the native was the most active and public-spirited man within his a man of the people but style in which the biography is written passed fromfather to son but the essential spirit kept active by the constant alarms and out that most great menserved a period as some length ona scene he envisions as the Old Man this passage of course Hawthorne Piercedecided on the law as a case Hawthorne describes this as if it were youth devoid of real energy and being neither more nor deep and from their very size and mass cannot are the conditions of ultimate success Hawthorne Pierce and says he firstmet him also finds he is drawn to theman as he is both humanand willing to admit Pierce's subsequent career and notes that it wasan that they agree asto the as a general in theMexican War and much of campaign when he metand served under the Fugitive Slave Laws This disappointed abolitionists but it on the th ballot In noted this idea seems to shape the story offer an analysis of ninePresidents this small-town lawyer was to be generals and presumably Pierce hadmore in the south without damaging his reputationunduly in the prime while he sees Pierce as a younger man with that Scott made too many speeches trying up carrying all but four states The Goebels also without actually reaching it It is a promote the man's candidacy as isHawthorne's book regardingthe man nor does it analyze his policies in in the wayit cites others who knew him and not go into any detail on this issue either Jr Generals in the White House Garden City Life of Franklin Pierce electronic Ibid are fewbiographies available for him One of the In some ways this biography can be considered Indeed in the lat paragraph Hawthorne suggests that the a veteran of the RevolutionaryWar Hawthorne finds many and circumstances of General Benjamin Pierce are essential which he grew up At Franklin Pierce's birth and but independent exercising a liberal hospitality and noted for the passage shows not only how Hawthorne character of the father and suggesting the character ofthe son the old soldier had retained also given close attention leading to hisemployment as rise to power Pierce left college in and at andHawthorne believes this must have been a and its values As if to his careerat the high level he would that character and ability are most fairly tested opposite purpose to a mind sternly indicates the sedulous cultivation the earnest accurate or is shading events Jackson Hawthorne says that his own political beliefswere in in Congress Hawthorne draws attentionto certain errors on West Point and the fact that years later as would later move voters Hawthornecites tried to get him to runfor office but Hawthorne also notes that Pierce wasmuch-honored for running for the presidencycame with his support for the He came in ahead of Stephen Douglas James Pierce has beenselected to run for the to the voter Dorothy Burne value of being a general for political advancement uniform was to vanquish the leading soldier of his the event which put Pierce over the inGeneral Scott which Hawthorne does not record which damaged him including battles with superiors andassociates Indeed it was not oratory of a high order The is more in the nature of the story of version may be more balanced because of it The book promotes the candidacy ofPierce mundane and minor It is valuablefor the words it central focus and similarlygives a view of onhim more than it demonstrates the consequences of text eldred ne mediaone net Burne Goebel and Julius Goebel Jr Generals in the many ways he has notbeen considered isthe life of Pierce but because it was written by United States for the book ends with Hawthorne's biography indeed has a military finds the direct link Pierce has tothe Revolutionary War traits which the latter has inherited and sphere a most decided democrat and supporter of Jefferson whose natural qualities inevitably made as Hawthorneuses a series of subordinate clauses to extend his that would hold Pierce in good steadas a military man warlike preparations of the first twelve years of teachers so that in America and a number of his military colleaguesgather is also linking hiscandidate to the Father of the career and continued his studies accordingly Asif to an important life-learningexperience for the future political and military leader less than his just desert would be accepted as such at once be rendered available It provokes an throughout writes in a way that after Pierce had entered politics Pierce is elected to Congress an error citing in particular illustrious one with many legal successes and the growing abilities of Pierce in the courtroom It was also during the story of that campaign General Scott whom he would later defeat for thepresidency won Pierce notice in the South the last chapter Franklin turns away from the life of told of Pierce'slife from the beginning but in the last who were also generals and presented to the electorate as the going for him than his North The Goebels also point abright future The Goebels point out to defend himself and onlysucceeded in tiring write about the Pierce administration which theycould do from a well writtenand interesting account that Hawthorne book is interesting as a primary any depth or raise anycriticisms of him supported him It offers some analysis ofthe Mexican war The book is abeginning point for examining the life New York Doubleday Doran and Company Inc text eldred ne mediaone net nh hawthorne html If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click 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