The USA in the Time of Zachary Taylor

This is a short (14,000 word) history of the United States from the Election of 1848 to the death of President Taylor in the Summer of 1850. It is written for general readers with a little humor here and there. - Taylor was a Whig and a war hero. He was also a slave-owner. Not just one or two. Segments include Box Brown, the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, and the Compromise of 1850.