Episode #140: Franklin Pierce #10: Unapologetic Constitutionalist, Come What May (1857-1869)

Franklin Pierce #10: Unapologetic Constitutionalist, Come What May (1857-1869); Topics covered include: Leaves the presidency, trip to Europe, election of 1860, views on secession, Civil War, criticism of President Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, death of Jane Pierce, death of Nathaniel Hawthorne, begins drinking again, support for Jefferson Davis, and his own death

Key people: William Marcy, Jane Pierce, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, William Seward, Abraham Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis

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