In the fall of 1861, former President Franklin Pierce headed to the Midwest, where he intended to visit with friends, family, and some of his fellow politicians. His trip would end up setting off ...

The Democratic Party required 48 ballots before Franklin Pierce was nominated in 1852. Pierce won the general election against his former commanding officer in the Mexican War, the Whig's Party's ...

Franklin Pierce was the lackluster choice of the Democratic Party in 1852, nominated after 48 ballots. In a campaign devoid of issues—for example, both parties endorsed the Compromise of 1850—Pierce ...