James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War [[electronic resource] /] / edited by John W. Quist, Michael J. Birkner
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James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War [[electronic resource] /] / edited by John W. Quist, Michael J. Birkner
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| Pubblicazione: | Gainesville, FL, : University Press of Florida, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.6/8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Civil war - United States - 19th century |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| United States Politics and government 1857-1861 | |
| Altri autori: |
BirknerMichael J. <1950->
QuistJohn W
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War |
| ISBN: | 0-8130-4624-6 |
| 0-8130-4503-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779538603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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