TY - BOOK N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - James Buchanan / DA - 2004. CY - New York : AU - Baker, Jean H. ET - 1st ed. CN - E437 CN - E437 PB - Times Books, PP - New York : PY - 2004. ID - 434032 KW - Presidents SN - 9780805069464 SN - 0805069461 TI - James Buchanan / LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol055/2003056938.html LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol052/2003056938.html LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy045/2003056938.html LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2003056938-s.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol055/2003056938.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol052/2003056938.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy045/2003056938.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2003056938-s.html ER -