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Title
James Buchanan / Jean H. Baker.
Author
Baker, Jean H.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780805069464
0805069461
0805069461
Imprint
New York : Times Books, 2004.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 172 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
E437 .B35 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.6/8/092 B
Summary
A look at the presidency of James Buchanan, whose administration paved the way for the onslaught of the Civil War, details his failures as a president, including his lack of compromise and his weak leadership in a time of national crisis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
American presidents series (Times Books (Firm))
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Ascension
from Stony Batter to the Cabinet, 1791-1848
Wheatland to the White House, 1849-1856
The Buchanan Presidency
Theory and Practice
Appeasing the South: The Final Months of the Buchanan Presidency.
from Stony Batter to the Cabinet, 1791-1848
Wheatland to the White House, 1849-1856
The Buchanan Presidency
Theory and Practice
Appeasing the South: The Final Months of the Buchanan Presidency.