Michael F. Holt is the Langbourne M. Williams Professor of American History at the University of Virginia. He is the author of six books, including the award-winning The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party and By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"Thought-provoking . . . Holt gives Pierce his due as a politician
serving in fractious times and as a man pulling against the swells
of a difficult life . . . a valuable book."
--Concord Monitor "Professor Holt brings to his task his
considerable knowledge of the ins and outs of party politics in the
1850's. This is the book's greatest strength . . . Holt's book
presents a more incisive and more realistic understanding of
[Pierce's] fateful presidency."
--Civil War Book Review "Holt writes well, delivering a lively,
opinionated account of a president who served in turbulent times
and did not improve matters. This is an admirable addition to the
already admirable American Presidents series."
--Publishers Weekly "Pierce deserves his low ranking by historians,
but not, Holt argues, because he was a bad man or politician . . .
Another excellent American Presidents series volume."
--Booklist
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