Thanks for this post. I ordered one from the NHHS and received it yesterday. And I would not have known of it had it not been for your wonderful blog. Of all the Presidents I've seen in bobblehead form (Teddy, FDR, Jefferson, Reagan, JFK, Bush, Clinton, Carter, Nixon, Truman, Washington etc), this is the grandest addition to that ridiculous arena.
BTW, did you ever read about how-- In the spring of 1854-- Greytown, Nicaragua was bombarded and mostly burned by the United States frigate "Cyane"? This was on Frankie Pierce's watch. He was blowing up countries for no good reason way before it was the "thing to do" in the 21st century.
Steve, Thanks for reading the blog. I'm glad that Young Hickory of the Granite Hills will be bob-bob-bobbin on your own shelf. I read somewhere about a guy, I believe named Walker, who tried to set himself up as a dictator in Nicaragua during Pierce's administration. I assumed he was a acting on his own, setting a precedent for the likes of modern-day mavericks like John McCain and Sarah Palin. I'd be interested in further details.
A co-worker asked who the bobblehead was on my desk. I said "Who else would it be but our 14th President: Franklin Pierce?". He replied "We had a President Pierce?". Indeed. How could one NOT know of the "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills"?
Oh, I found this link on the National Guard's site: http://www.ngb.army.mil/resources/photo_gallery/presidential/index.htm It might be worth another "Pierce" piece on your blog.
This blog is a spinoff of the author's original blog, Lugubrious Drollery. As the original blog evolved, the obscure 14th President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, was the subject of numerous posts. It seemed appropriate to move those posts to a blog dedicated to Pierce. Not above cheap trickery to draw visitors to the blog, the author chose the title in a feeble attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of body modification. If you came here expecting to see hardware in belly buttons, I offer my sincere apologies. Please stay and look around. BTW, the slogan in the header is a slogan for Franklin Pierce's 1852 presidential bid. It's a play off the name of former president James Polk.
Thanks for this post. I ordered one from the NHHS and received it yesterday. And I would not have known of it had it not been for your wonderful blog. Of all the Presidents I've seen in bobblehead form (Teddy, FDR, Jefferson, Reagan, JFK, Bush, Clinton, Carter, Nixon, Truman, Washington etc), this is the grandest addition to that ridiculous arena.
ReplyDeleteBTW, did you ever read about how-- In the spring of 1854-- Greytown, Nicaragua was bombarded and mostly burned by the United States frigate "Cyane"? This was on Frankie Pierce's watch. He was blowing up countries for no good reason way before it was the "thing to do" in the 21st century.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading the blog. I'm glad that Young Hickory of the Granite Hills will be bob-bob-bobbin on your own shelf.
I read somewhere about a guy, I believe named Walker, who tried to set himself up as a dictator in Nicaragua during Pierce's administration. I assumed he was a acting on his own, setting a precedent for the likes of modern-day mavericks like John McCain and Sarah Palin. I'd be interested in further details.
A co-worker asked who the bobblehead was on my desk. I said "Who else would it be but our 14th President: Franklin Pierce?". He replied "We had a President Pierce?". Indeed. How could one NOT know of the "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills"?
ReplyDeleteOh, I found this link on the National Guard's site:
http://www.ngb.army.mil/resources/photo_gallery/presidential/index.htm
It might be worth another "Pierce" piece on your blog.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteMan, what has this country come to?
BTW, the National Guard site is interesting. It's one of the few places where the word brave is applied to Pierce's mititary service.