James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil Waredited by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner.
James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil Waredited by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner.
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (x, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Bum rap or bad leadership? -- James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and the whisper of conspiracy / Prelude to armageddon: James Buchanan, Brigham Young, and a president's initiation to bloodshed / General Jackson is dead: James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, and Kansas policy / In defense of doughface diplomacy: a reevaluation of the foreign policy of James Buchanan / President James Buchanan: executive leadership and the crisis of the democracy / The South has been wronged: James Buchanan and the secession crisis / "In the midst of a great revolution": the northern response to the secession crisis / Joseph Holt, James Buchanan, and the secession crisis / A conversation with William W. Freehling and Michael F. Holt, September 19, 2008 / Epilogue: James Buchanan's Civil War / Paul Finkelman -- William P. MacKinnon -- Nicole Etcheson -- John M. Belohlavek -- Michael A. Morrison -- Jean H. Baker -- William G. Shade -- Daniel W. Crofts -- Moderated by John W. Quist -- Michael J. Birkner.
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.
9780813044262
Electronic Books.
E436 / .J364 2012
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Bum rap or bad leadership? -- James Buchanan, Dred Scott, and the whisper of conspiracy / Prelude to armageddon: James Buchanan, Brigham Young, and a president's initiation to bloodshed / General Jackson is dead: James Buchanan, Stephen A. Douglas, and Kansas policy / In defense of doughface diplomacy: a reevaluation of the foreign policy of James Buchanan / President James Buchanan: executive leadership and the crisis of the democracy / The South has been wronged: James Buchanan and the secession crisis / "In the midst of a great revolution": the northern response to the secession crisis / Joseph Holt, James Buchanan, and the secession crisis / A conversation with William W. Freehling and Michael F. Holt, September 19, 2008 / Epilogue: James Buchanan's Civil War / Paul Finkelman -- William P. MacKinnon -- Nicole Etcheson -- John M. Belohlavek -- Michael A. Morrison -- Jean H. Baker -- William G. Shade -- Daniel W. Crofts -- Moderated by John W. Quist -- Michael J. Birkner.
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.
9780813044262
Electronic Books.
E436 / .J364 2012