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James Buchanan and the Coming of the Civil War /

An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Quist, John W., Birkner, Michael J., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.