Franklin Pierce
by Welsbacher, Anne
Series:Checkerboard Library · United States Presidents (ABDO)
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AR Book Level
4.7
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,021
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
42305 EN
About this book
Franklin Pierce becomes the fourteenth president of the United States at a time when tensions between the North and South are growing increasingly hostile. This biography follows his life and political career during the turbulent years leading up to the Civil War, exploring how he handled the mounting pressures of a divided nation. Young readers will discover the challenges Pierce faced as sectional conflicts threatened to tear the country apart.