Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Richardson, James D. (James Daniel) 1843 1914 Richardson, James Daniel A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 5, part 1: Presidents Taylor and Fillmore Reading ease score: 37.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 5, Part 1" by James D. Richardson is a historical account compiled in the early 20th century that gathers the official messages, addresses, and papers from U.S. Presidents during a crucial period leading up to the American Civil War. This volume specifically covers the Taylor-Fillmore administrations and the full terms of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan, encapsulating pivotal events that frame the narrative of this era in American history. The opening of the compilation begins with an introduction by Richardson that sets the historical context, outlining the significance of the period from 1849 to early 1861. This timeframe is particularly noteworthy as it includes critical happenings such as the Dred Scott decision, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the escalating tensions that ultimately lead to the Civil War. The section highlights important veto messages and protests from Presidents Pierce and Buchanan, emphasizing their struggles and decisions amid a politically turbulent landscape, thus providing readers with insight into the executive branch's challenges during this transformative time in U.S. history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History -- Sources Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 Presidents -- United States Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 656842 654099 2024-10-05T07:29:46.434186 2023-10-05T07:44:33.207947 text/html text/html 638097 2004-02-05T22:01:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 184275 2004-02-05T22:03:22 text/html application/zip 311248 2024-10-05T07:29:57.688114 application/epub+zip 319345 2024-10-05T07:29:50.753163 application/epub+zip 260827 2024-10-05T07:29:49.245164 application/epub+zip 684886 2024-10-05T07:30:02.898109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635818 2024-10-05T07:29:56.640332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383210 2022-09-05T10:56:27.643566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547623 547541 2024-10-05T07:29:44.356204 2023-10-05T07:44:31.407974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 548776 2004-02-05T21:48:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 176221 2004-02-05T21:48:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 548791 2004-02-05T21:48:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176168 2004-02-05T21:48:58 text/plain application/zip 22409 2024-10-05T07:30:03.075082 application/rdf+xml 26877 2024-10-05T07:29:49.834144 image/jpeg 4954 2024-10-05T07:29:49.543148 image/jpeg 303704 2024-10-05T07:29:46.479184 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia