Carl Szanton
Author Archives: Adam Marske
“An American National Character”
Robyn Shapiro
More Terror and Alarm
Dylan Dethier
Clear the Track! John Fremont’s Coming!
Rosalia Pembroke
Scott, A Leader of Men
Julian Fernandez
The Hero of Many a Well Fought Battle
Catherine Treesh
Pierce and King and Unity
Christopher Cameron
My goal in this campaign video was to paint Franklin Pierce as the candidate of unity. Pierce did no campaigning on his own behalf for the election, and let the Democratic Party machine do that for him. Continue reading
“Fuss and Feathers” Anti – Scott
Jeff Riemann
Scott and Pierce ran on strikingly similar platforms. Both wanted to avoid taking sides on the Compromise of 1850 as not to anger either the South or North depending on what side they took, and they did not have major divisive economic issues to side with. This election, therefore, came down to mudslinging and attacks on each other’s characters. Continue reading
Hero of the Rio Grande
Carl Szanton
This campaign ad supports Zachary Taylor is his bid for the presidency in 1848. With President James Polk not seeking re-election, Taylor, the Whig Party candidate, faced off against Democrat Lewis Cass and former president Martin Van Buren, a Free Soiler. Continue reading
Free Soil for Van Buren
Andrea Dunchus