The Best Books To Learn About President Millard Fillmore
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Millard Fillmore Quick Facts |
| President Number | 13 |
| Terms In Office | 31/48ths |
| Years | 1850-1853 |
| Political Party | Whig |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Home State | New York |
| Presidential Pet | Ponies (Mason & Dixon) |
| Articles Used in Ranking | 12 |
| Number of Unique Books | 11 |
The Best Book About Millard Fillmore
(Appears on 7 Lists)
Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President by Robert J. Rayback
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Presidential Bios
- Library of Congress
- Mandi Lindner
- Mashable
- Presidents USA
- The Tailored Man
- The Washington Post
#2 Book
(Appears on 5 Lists)
Millard Fillmore by Robert J. Scarry
Lists It Appears On:
- All The Presidents Books
- At Times Dull
- Best Presidential Bios
- Library of Congress
- Presidents USA
From the time he left office in 1853, President Millard Fillmore has become increasingly shrouded in mystery and stereotyped by anecdotes with slender connections to facts. The real Fillmore was not the weak and boring figurehead many Americans believe he was. This account of Fillmore’s life is drawn largely from his family’s personal papers, many of which have previously been suppressed or were unavailable or believed lost. It presents Fillmore as his own letters do, and as his friends, family members, and contemporaries saw him, as a distinguished and honorable man who was also a strong and effective president. This comprehensive work includes photographs, a genealogy of the Fillmore family, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
#3-5
(Appears on 2 Lists)
Millard Fillmore by Paul Finkelman
Lists It Appears On:
- Best Presidential Bios
- Library of Congress
The Life and Public Services of Millard Fillmore by W. Barre
Lists It Appears On:
- Library of Congress
- Presidents USA
The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor & Millard Fillmore by Elbert B. Smith
Lists It Appears On:
- Library of Congress
- Presidents USA
In this book Elbert B. Smith disagrees sharply with traditional interpretations of Taylor and Fillmore, the twelfth and thirteenth presidents (from 1848 to 1853). He argues persuasively that the slaveholding Taylor—and not John C. Calhoun—was the realistic defender of southern slaveholding interests, and that Taylor did nothing to impede the Compromise of 1850. While Taylor opposed the combination of the issues into a single compromise bill that could not be passed without amendments to suit the extremists, he would have approved the different parts of the Compromise that were ultimately passed as separate measures.
#6-11
(Appear on 1 List)
Millard Fillmore, Constructive Statesman, Defender of the Constitution, President of the United States by William Elliot Griffis
Lists It Appears On:
- Library of Congress
Millard Fillmore: Thirteenth President of the United States by Jane Clark Casey
Lists It Appears On:
- Presidents USA
Examines the life of the president who helped postpone the Civil War with the Compromise of 1850 and who was considered to have destroyed his political career in order to preserve the Union.
Presidents’ War: Six American Presidents and the Civil War That Divided Them by Chris DeRose
Lists It Appears On:
- Presidents USA
For the first time, readers will experience America’s gravest crisis through the eyes of the five former presidents who lived it. Author and historian Chris DeRose chronicles history’s most epic Presidential Royal Rumble, which culminated in a multi-front effort against Lincoln’s reelection bid, but not before
The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President by George Pendle
Lists It Appears On:
- Presidents USA
In the first fully researched portrait of Fillmore ever written, the reader can finally come face-to-face with a misunderstood genius. By meticulously extrapolating outrageous conclusions from the most banal and inconclusive of facts, The Remarkable Millard Fillmore reveals the adventures of an unjustly forgotten president. He fought at the Battle of the Alamo! He shepherded slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad! He discovered gold in California! He wrestled with the emperor of Japan! It is a list of achievements that puts those of Washington and Lincoln completely in the shade.
The Unknown President: The Administration of President Millard Fillmore by Benson Lee Grayson
Lists It Appears On:
- Library of Congress
Yo, Millard Fillmore (And All Those Other Presidents You Don’t Know) by Will Cleveland & Mark Alvarez
Lists It Appears On:
- Presidents USA
Here’s a fast, easy way to learn all the Presidents of the United States (forever) in less than 20 minutes! In no time at all, you will be able to remember the names of all 44 presidents – in chronological order. Crazy cartoons and comic-book style captions create a nonsense tale that will make it impossible for you to forget the presidents.
The Best Millard Fillmore Book Lists Consulted
| Source | Article |
| All The Presidents Books | One Through Forty-Two or Forty-Three |
| At Times Dull | Janet’s Presidential Biography Project & Blog |
| Best Presidential Bios | The Best Presidential Biographies |
| Huffington Post | Presidents’ Day History: The Must-Reads Of Presidential Biographies |
| Library of Congress | Selected Bibliography |
| Mandi Lindner | 44 Presidents and Their Definitive Biographies |
| Mashable | Why I’m spending a year reading about every U.S. president |
| Presidential History | Presidential Resources |
| Presidential History (Again) | Pulitzer Prize Winning Books About Presidents |
| Presidents USA | FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT MILLARD FILLMORE |
| The Tailored Man | The 44 Best Presidential Biographies |
| The Washington Post | The Fix’s list of best presidential biographies |
