First published in 1847 to bolster Zachary Taylor’s presidential candidacy, Henry Montgomery’s contemporary biography traces the Louisville-area planter’s rise from frontier army officer to national hero of the Mexican-American War, with Taylor’s family estate just outside the city and his eventual burial at what is now the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
Written before his presidency, the book focuses on his decades-long military career rather than his brief time in the White House, offering a period perspective on the man Kentuckians and the nation saw as a war hero-turned-candidate.
Published 2014
130 pages
$9.99