‘Civil War’ Talk

Ulysses S Grant

Monday, November 16th, 2009

The history of Ulysses S Grant is a tough one to decipher. For the majority of historians, Grant was a terrible president yet modern day historians have begun to look on his legacy more favorably.

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Abraham Lincoln

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

My painting of the greatest leader America has ever had.

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James Buchanan

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Across the boards, James Buchanan ranks as the worst of US Presidents. Why he was such a failure is on one hand is perplexing, yet the other quite obvious.

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Franklin Pierce

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

“We have fallen on great times for little men.” – New York Tribune editorial, 1852.

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Millard Fillmore

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Does anyone remember Millard Fillmore? He’s likely the most forgotten president in US history, and just one of the many pre-Civil War presidents who failed to face the succession problem.

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