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Bosom friends : the intimate world of James Buchanan and William Rufus King

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Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Date of Publication
2019.
Call Number
973.68 B174
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Responsibility
Thomas J. Balcerski.
ISBN
9780190914592 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Balcerski, Thomas J.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication
2019.
Physical Description
x, 337 pages : Illustrations, maps : 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Remembering -- Leavening, 1786-1819 -- Hardening, 1820-1834 -- Messing, 1834-1840 -- Wooing, 1840-1844 -- Ministering, 1844-1848 -- Running, 1848-1853 -- Presiding, 1853-1868 -- Epilogue: Preserving -- Washington residences of James Buchanan and William Rufus King (1834-1853) -- Percentage correlation of roll call votes of James Buchanan with senators of the Bachelor's Mess, 23rd to 28th Congresses (1834-1844) -- Calendar of correspondence of James Buchanan / Harriet Lane Johnston and William Rufus King / Catherine Margaret Ellis (1837-1868.
Summary
"Politicians James Buchanan (1791-1868) of Pennsylvania and William Rufus King (1786-1853) of Alabama has excited much speculation through the years. Why did they never marry? Might they have been gay, or was their relationship a nineteenth-century version of the modern-day 'bromance'? Then, as now, they have intrigued by the many mysteries surrounding them. In Bosom Friends : the Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King, Thomas Balcerski explores the lives of these two politicians and discovers one of the most significant collaborations in American political history. Unlikely companions from the start, they lived together as messmates in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse. There developed a bosom friendship that blossomed into a significant political partnership. Before the Civil War, each man was elected to high executive office, William Rufus King the vice-presidency in 1852 and James Buchanan as the nation's fifteen president in 1856. This book offers a dual biography of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. Special attention is given to their early lives prior to elected office, the circumstances of their boardinghouse friendship, and the juicy political gossip that has circulated about them ever since. In addition, the author traces their many contributions to the Jacksonian political agenda, manifest destiny, and the debates over slavery, while finding their style of politics to have been disastrous for the American nation. Ultimately, Bosom Friends demonstrates that intimate male friendships among politicians were, and continue to be, an important part of success in American politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects
King, William R. (William Rufus), - 1786-1853.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Male friendship - United States
Presidents - United States
Legislators - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B174
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Military Masonic Hall of Fame, first one hundred, 1975

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2644
Corporate Author
National Sojourners, Inc.
Date of Publication
National Sojourners, 1976]
Call Number
366.1 B317
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Responsibility
editor: R.E. Bassler.
Corporate Author
National Sojourners, Inc.
Place of Publication
[Alexandria, VA
Date of Publication
National Sojourners, 1976]
Physical Description
284 p.
Notes
"A collection of biographies of the first 100 elected to the National Sojourners Military Masonic Hall of Fame."
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Freemasons - Biography.
Additional Author
Bassler, Robert E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
366.1 B317
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Dedication of the monument to James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States, donated to the city of Lancaster by Dulon F. Buchmiller on the sixtieth anniversary of Mr. Buchanan's death, Friday, June the first, 1928, erected in Buchanan Park, Lancaster, Penna

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17863
Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
923.1 B818de
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Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1928.
Physical Description
[8] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Statues.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.1 B818de
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In search of Buchanan : 'Clarior hinc honos' : the stories of some Buchanan ancestors before and after the emigration of James Buchanan of Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, in 1783

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19670
Author
Martin, Irene.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
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Responsibility
Irene Martin.
ISBN
9780956797902
0956797903
Author
Martin, Irene.
Place of Publication
[Ireland]
Publisher
Rossnashannagh,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
iii, 152, [17] pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits (some color), facsimiles ; 25 cm
Notes
Sub-title on cover: from Anselan to President James Buchanan.
"Some of these stories are incorporated in the BBC1 TV documentary, 'Are you related to an American President?', produced by Big Mountain Productions."
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Scotland - Genealogy.
Ireland - Genealogy.
United States - Genealogy.
Ireland.
Scotland.
United States.
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
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The Presidency of James Buchanan

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Author
Smith, Elbert B.
Date of Publication
[1975]
Call Number
923.173 B918s
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by Elbert B. Smith.
ISBN
0700601325
Author
Smith, Elbert B.
Place of Publication
Lawrence
Publisher
University Press of Kansas,
Date of Publication
[1975]
Physical Description
xiii, 225 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 25 cm.
Series
American Presidency series
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 209-217.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918s
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Pennsylvania Hall of Fame honor for James Buchanan

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Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Date of Publication
1977
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by John Ward Willson Loose.l
Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1977
Physical Description
[96]-100 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 81, no. 2
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 81, number 2 (1977), p. 96-100Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.81
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Papers of James Buchanan and Harriet L. Johnston

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Author
Buchanan, James,
Date of Publication
1977.
Call Number
Drawer 17, Sec. 1
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Author
Buchanan, James,
Place of Publication
[Washington, D.C.]
Publisher
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
Date of Publication
1977.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Labeled on box #340-343
"Mss. 16,968."
Includes index: reel 1.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861 - Sources.
Additional Author
Johnston, Harriet Lane,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Microfilm
Call Number
Drawer 17, Sec. 1
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President Buchanan--misunderstood--wrongly judged

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Author
Brown, J. Hay.
Date of Publication
1928
Material: Book Subject(s): Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1928 Description: 88-92 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 5 & 6 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.32 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading
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by Hon. J. Hay Brown.
Author
Brown, J. Hay.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
88-92 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 5 & 6
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 5/6 (1928), p. 88-92Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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James Buchanan--diplomat, international statesman, president

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Author
Owens, Robert
Date of Publication
1928
, James, 1791-1868. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1928 Description: 93-97 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 5 & 6 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.32 Location: LCHSJL -- Journal Article (reading room
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by Hon. Robt. L. Owens.
Author
Owens, Robert
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
93-97 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 5 & 6
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 5/6 (1928), p. 93-97Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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Rev. Edward Young Buchanan, D. D. : brother of the president

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1928
. Since the resignation of Rev. Barton, several months ago—services are being conducted by Rev. Harry G. Hartman, of Lancaster. The school-house in 1841 was known as the Paradise Seminary with Enos Stevens, A. B., as principal, and Susan M. Kennedy as assistant. James �C. Beckel was teacher of music. In
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by (Mrs. D. B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
123-132 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 9 & 10
Subjects
Buchanan, Edward Young, - 1811-1895.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 9/10 (1928), p. 123-132Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.32
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