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Author Klein, Philip Shriver, 1909-1993.

Title President James Buchanan, a biography.

Publication Info. University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press [1962]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.68 B918K    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 506 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents Preface. Prologue. 1. Pennsylvania Pioneer (1783-1809). Wagons in the wilderness -- Mercersburg -- Dickinson College. 2. Preface to Politics (1809-1829). Country lawyer -- State Assemblyman -- Counsel for the defense. 3. Birth of a Bachelor (1819-1820). Ann Coleman -- Flight to politics -- The Seventeenth Congress. 4. The Kingmaker (1821-1827). The Calhoun band wagon -- Three cheers for Old Hickory -- The disputed election of 1824 -- Buchanan's amalgamation party -- Bargain and sale. 5. Farewell to Federalism (1828-1832). The Buchanan-Jackson Party -- The fight for the spoils -- The culmination of a congressional career. 6. Reluctant Diplomate (1831-1833). The politics of the Russian mission -- St. Petersburg -- The conclusion of the mission. 7. Days of Decision (1833-1834). Return from Russia -- Demoralized Democrats -- Senator Buchanan. 8. The Gentleman from Pennsylvania (1835-1837). The wolves and the mules -- The election of 1836 -- Relations with Van Buren. 9. The Root of All Evil (1837-1840). The Second Bank of the United States -- Buchanan and the Subtreasury Bill -- The role of the rich uncle. 10. Wise as The Serpent (1838-1841). Trial balloon -- The Whigs attack -- A regular Chinese puzzle. 11. This I Believe (1834-1845). The creed of a conservative -- Foreign affairs -- Expansion and slavery. 12. An Office Not to Be Sought (1844). No peace for Pennsylvania -- The Democratic nomination of 1844 -- Red herring. 13. Politics Under Polk (1845-1846). The State Department -- The perils of the patronage -- The Walker-McKay Tariff. 14. Conquering a Continent (1845-1849). Texas -- Oregon -- Mexico -- The life of a galley slave -- 15. Still Hunt for The Presidency (1848). Recipe for political pie -- Disciplining Democrats -- Convention blues. 16. The Sage of Wheatland (1849-1852). Country squire -- The Compromise of 1850 - The band wagon rolls again. 17. A Mission Foredoomed (1852-1854). Advice and dissent -- The man who was ordered to fail -- The court of St. James -- The Caribbean crisis. 18. Playing the Old Trouper (1854-1856). Cuba-Pearl of the Antilles -- An unthinkable war -- Dear Miss Lane. 19. The Right Man for the Times (1856). The shape of things to come -- The people's choice -- Conservatives to the rescue. 20. Charting the Course (1856-1857). A national and conservative government -- Union above section, party above faction -- "I do solemnly swear". 21. The President's Family (1857). Bachelor in the White House -- The captain and the crew -- Payday for politicians -- The Old Chief. 22. Kansas - A Tragedy of Errors (1854-1857). Crisis in Kansas -- A governor of national stature -- Popular sovereignty in action. 23. Lecompton-Pyrrhic Victory (1858). "By God, Sir, Andrew Jackson Is Dead!" -- "I Acknowledge No Master but the Law" -- Drive this bill "naked" through the House. 24. A Flood of Innovations (1857-1860). 25. Chaos at Charleston (1860). A fatal feud -- The loneliest job in the world -- Downgrading the presidency -- Democracy dividing. 26. Mr. Lincoln Is Elected (1860). War on the White House -- How to stop Lincoln -- Imperial visitors -- The election of 1860. 27. The Impending Crisis (1860). Spotlight on Charleston -- Strategy and tactics -- The president proposes -- A challenge to Mr. Lincoln. 28. Cursed are the Peacemakers (1860). "We will hold the forts" -- Swiftly changing circumstances -- The cabinet explodes -- "Mr. Lincoln, Will You Help?". 29. Forty Days and Forty Nights (1861). The star of the West -- What will Congress do? -- A temporary truce -- The final effort. 30. On the Rock of St. Helena (1861-1868). The old public functionary -- President Lincoln's policy -- The making of a myth -- Mr. Buchanan's book -- Old Man Democrat -- The road home. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 473-490.
Subject Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.
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