Senior year is almost over. I finally sit in a school where its students are no longer required to wear masks, and life is a lot closer...

As a young captain in 1811, Zachary Taylor was afforded a chance to play a role in what would become a historic military campaign. But...

The fourth edition of "Cherrypicking" uncovers a new letter which may hold a key to deciphering Zachary Taylor's true political beliefs...

In this third edition of the blog series "Cherrypicking," Cameron Coyle comments on the life and legacy of Zachary Taylor at 236 - and...

In this second edition of the blog series "Cherrypicking," Cameron Coyle highlights one of the few surviving anecdotes from Zachary...

This is the first post in a new blog series from the Zachary Taylor Project named "Cherrypicking: A Collection of Moments and Movements...

It has been 170 years since the signing of the Fugitive Slave Act, a piece of legislation which divided the United States among sectional...

Historians have long debated whether or not Missouri Senator David Rice Atchison held the distinction of "President for a Day." This...

Special thanks to the Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site just outside of St. Louis, MO for their revisions and assistance in...