| Description |
xiii, 225 pages, [1] leaf of plates : portrait ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
American Presidency series |
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American presidency series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index. |
| Contents |
The uneasy republic -- The president -- The administration -- Allies: the president and the court -- Kansas -- Sequel to Kansas: Douglas versus Lincoln -- Economics and ideology -- Lamb, lion, or fox? -- "Whom the gods would destroy" -- To rule or ruin -- The uncertain verdict -- Secession -- The peacemakers -- The ordeal -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861.
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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.
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| ISBN |
0700601325 |
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9780700601325 |
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