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Bestpresidentialbios.com with Steve on February 14, 2014 - Review of “Franklin Pierce: Martyr for the Union” by Peter Wallner
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Laurel and Elmo by Rick Segal on July 21, 2013 - Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire’s Favorite Son, and Martyr for the Union, Two Vols., by Peter A Wallner
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Add a Review or Request an Author InterviewTestimonials"Wallner's admirable first volume is the best treatment of Pierce's pre-presidential years to appear in print." "The highly readable narrative of New Hampshire politics, Washington social life, and the personal lives of leading politicians rests on sound scholarship." "This important biography finally introduces us to Pierce the man, and gives us the context we lacked to understand the enigma of Franklin Pierce." "Peter Wallner's Faith on Trial is the best and most detailed account of one of the twentieth century's most sensational trials, whereupon Mary Baker Eddy and her Christian Science Church were placed under unprecedented scrutiny. Using a rich and in many cases untapped array of original sources, Peter Wallner unveils not only the details of the courtroom contests, but the hidden and sometimes confused motivations of the many participants. In the end, this was not a trial about the competency of one woman, but about the legitimacy of her faith and that of her many followers. On the surface, the "next friends case" m,ay have seemed to be about Mary Baker Eddy, her family, and her money, but in reality, it was an attack upon the right of Americans to freely exercise their religion. Mrs. Eddy, her church, and our right to relate to God in any way we choose emerged victorious." "Peter Wallner, former director of the New Hampshire Historical Society library, has given readers a beautifully crafted book about an important New Hampshire legal event... In Faith on Trial, Wallner adds a large amount of detailed information about the words and activities of those who brought the suit and of the lawyers who successfully defended against it. Most importantly, he draws from his research insightful conclusions about the motives involved in bringing the suit. The book... is easy to read and hard to put down." "Peter Wallner's Faith on Trial will appeal to students of New Hampshire history, the courtroom and politics, the era of 'yellow journalism,' faith and healing, and up-from-nothing, only-in-America stories, of which Mary Baker Eddy's is certainly one." "Mary Baker Eddy was a fraud. She was dead. She was secretly married to this or that man, said her many detractors. Eddy herself feared the 'malicious animal magnetism' - the evil thoughts - of her enemies. She was often in court, and at age 85 fought a titanic battle to defend her beliefs and her considerable wealth. Peter Wallner's diligent research delivers us into the thick of that courthouse drama, a cause celebre of the day, and one with enough wattage that it would light up the Twittersphere today." |
