tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28632024.post8642985257699384411..comments2023-09-06T11:55:18.053-04:00Comments on Lugubrious Drollery: Marx and PierceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28632024.post-46356736196937283622008-07-28T15:12:00.000-04:002008-07-28T15:12:00.000-04:00To answer your questions:1. I became interested in...To answer your questions:<BR/>1. I became interested in Pierce after visiting Salem, Mass. and discovering that Nathaniel Hawthorne and Franklin Pierce became best friends at Bowdoin College. Their friendship continued as long as Hawthorne lived. Hawthorne wrote a campaign biography of Pierce, and Pierce made Hawthorne Consul to Liverpool in return. See also my post <A HREF="http://davecory2.blogspot.com/2008/06/franklin-pierce-obsure.html" REL="nofollow">Franklin Pierce the Obscure</A> which gives further information about how idle web surfing fed my obsession.<BR/>B. Periodically, I do a blog search for Franklin Pierce, and your post showed up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006644312781883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28632024.post-63928644362219954612008-07-28T14:28:00.000-04:002008-07-28T14:28:00.000-04:00Interesting blog you have here, David C. May I ask...Interesting blog you have here, David C. May I ask why you're fascinated with Pierce? Also, how did you find my blog? Just curious.La La Paloozahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218551868163040775noreply@blogger.com