tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post1890598919520987433..comments2024-03-16T14:54:12.445-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: A Presidential DoughfaceEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-79909289758229244302007-11-16T16:12:00.000-05:002007-11-16T16:12:00.000-05:00Wow, Geoff...40 years. I hadn't seen that anywher...Wow, Geoff...40 years. I hadn't seen that anywhere. So many did see him as a turncoat. <BR/><BR/>I believe I remember reading somewhere that his wife felt the loss of their son was punishment for obtaining the White House. Tragic....yes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting.EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-6259032126262644222007-11-16T11:39:00.000-05:002007-11-16T11:39:00.000-05:00Franklin Pierce was so unpopular at the time of hi...Franklin Pierce was so unpopular at the time of his death that it took his hometown something like 40 or more years to erect a monument to his memory. On the way to his inauguration in Washington, his son (Bennie) was killed in front of his and his wife's eyes. A tragic man.<BR/><BR/>Geoff Elliott<BR/>The Abraham Lincoln Blog<BR/>http://abrahamlincolnblog.blogspot.comGeoff Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-52588745228394448632007-11-10T11:10:00.000-05:002007-11-10T11:10:00.000-05:00CTG believe me when I say an exercise like this ca...CTG believe me when I say an exercise like this can really produce a great amount of chaff, but if you model it for them a few times....some "for" students and "with" students they will eventually be able to produce some great comments in the "by" students portion.EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-90649692935260769442007-11-10T09:27:00.000-05:002007-11-10T09:27:00.000-05:00I like this exercise! I think I'll try it with my ...I like this exercise! I think I'll try it with my reluctant writers and see if it gets them to pick up their pencils. Thanks!CaliforniaTeacherGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765655907043136511noreply@blogger.com