[PIERCE, Franklin (1804-1869)]. Keokuk Dispatch. Announcing...

[PIERCE, Franklin (1804-1869)]. Keokuk Dispatch. Announcing the election of President Pierce. Keokuk, Iowa, 5 November 1852. Broadside, 4to (305 x 165 mm), old folds, small spot of discoloration. BRILLIANT AND OVERWHELMING VICTORY!! Pierce was elected as the 14th President of the United States, serving from 4 March 1853 to 4 March 1857. Pierce, a Democrat, won the presidential election of 1852 by defeating the Whig Party candidate Winfield Scott “by a very large majority”. Pierce’s presidency is often overshadowed by the divisive issues of the time, particularly the debate over slavery, which ultimately contributed to the onset of the American Civil War.