Franklin Pierce #9: Bleeding Kansas (1855-1856); Topics covered include: President of the United States, Bleeding Kansas, election of 1856, denied renomination, election of James Buchanan, and final defense of his presidency to Congress
Key people: Wilson Shannon, Andrew Reeder, Charles Robinson, James Lane, Samuel Jones, John Brown, Charles Sumner, Stephen Douglas, Andrew Butler, Preston Brooks, James Buchanan, William Marcy, Persifor Smith, John Geary, David Woodsen, and John Fremont
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