| Description |
1 online resource (x, 289 pages :) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Bum rap or bad leadership? -- James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and the whisper of conspiracy / Paul Finkelman -- Prelude to armageddon: James Buchanan, Brigham Young, and a president's initiation to bloodshed / William P. MacKinnon -- General Jackson is dead: James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, and Kansas policy / Nicole Etcheson -- In defense of doughface diplomacy: a reevaluation of the foreign policy of James Buchanan / John M. Belohlavek -- President James Buchanan: executive leadership and the crisis of the democracy / Michael A. Morrison -- The South has been wronged: James Buchanan and the secession crisis / Jean H. Baker -- "In the midst of a great revolution": the northern response to the secession crisis / William G. Shade -- Joseph Holt, James Buchanan, and the secession crisis / Daniel W. Crofts -- A conversation with William W. Freehling and Michael F. Holt, September 19, 2008 / Moderated by John W. Quist -- Epilogue: James Buchanan's Civil War / Michael J. Birkner. |
| Summary |
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.
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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. |
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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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Civil war -- United States -- 19th century.
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Civil war. |
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United States. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1857-1861 |
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1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Birkner, Michael J., 1950-
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Quist, John W.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2012 9780813044262 (DLC) 2012031869 (OCoLC)779873002 |
| ISBN |
0813045037 |
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9780813045030 |
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9780813046242 |
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0813046246 |
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081304426X (hardback) |
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9780813044262 (hardback) |
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9780813045030 |
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0813060990 |
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9780813060996 |
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