James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War [[electronic resource] /] / edited by John W. Quist, Michael J. Birkner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452745503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Gainesville, FL, : University Press of Florida, 2013
• ISBN: 0-8130-4624-6; 0-8130-4503-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BirknerMichael J. <1950->; QuistJohn W
• Disciplina: 973.6/8
• Soggetti: Civil war - United States - 19th century; Electronic books.; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865; United States Politics and government 1857-1861
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.