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America's bachelor president and the First Lady

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Author
Stern, Milton.
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
923.173 B918ste
Responsibility
by Milton Stern.
ISBN
1413729088
9781413729085
Author
Stern, Milton.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
PublishAmerica,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
326 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-326).
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States - Biography.
Presidents' spouses - United States - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ste
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President Buchanan: Trapped in a whirlwind : Harriet Lane: torn between love and loyalty: the Union unravels in Secession Crisis

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Author
Kessler, Charles H.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
923.173 B918t
Responsibility
by Charles H. Kessler.
Author
Kessler, Charles H.
Place of Publication
[s.l
Publisher
s.n.]
Date of Publication
2003.
Notes
"A History Novel".
Subjects
Buchanan, James , - 1791-1868 - Fiction.
Johnston, Harriet Lane , - 1830-1903 - Fiction.
Presidents - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918t
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Author
Santella, Andrew.
Date of Publication
c2003.
Call Number
923.173 B918sa
Responsibility
by Andrew Santella.
ISBN
0756502632 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author
Santella, Andrew.
Place of Publication
Minneapolis, Minn
Publisher
Compass Point Books,
Date of Publication
c2003.
Physical Description
64p.: ill.; 24 cm.
Series
Profiles of the presidents
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Reason to celebrate -- Young man of Pennsylvania -- A life in politics -- Honors at home and abroad -- A run for the White House -- Conflicts and controversies -- Bleeding Kansas and John Brown -- A nation divided -- Taking the blame -- Glossary -- James Buchanan's life at a glance -- James Buchanan's life and times -- World events -- Understanding James Buchanan and his presidency better.
Summary
A biography of the fifteenth president of the United States, discussing his personal life, education, and political career.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Presidents.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918sa
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Author
Baker, Jean H.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2004.
Call Number
923.173 B918ba
Responsibility
Jean H. Baker.
ISBN
0805069461
Author
Baker, Jean H.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Times Books,
Date of Publication
2004.
Physical Description
xviii, 172 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
The American presidents
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161) and index.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ba
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Author
Souter, Gerry.
Date of Publication
2008.
Call Number
923.173 B918so
Responsibility
by Gerry and Janet Souter.
ISBN
9781602530447 (library bound : alk. paper)
1602530440 (library bound : alk. paper)
Author
Souter, Gerry.
Place of Publication
Mankato, Minn
Publisher
Child's World,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill.
Series
Presidents of the U.S.A.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
From schoolboy to politician -- The road to the Senate -- Approaching storm -- Moving toward war -- Time line -- Glossary -- The United States government -- Choosing the president -- The White House -- Presidential perks -- Facts.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Additional Author
Souter, Janet,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918so
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Author
Donovan, Sandra,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Call Number
923.173 B918d
Responsibility
by Sandra Donovan.
ISBN
0822513994 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Author
Donovan, Sandra,
Place of Publication
Minneapolis
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co.,
Date of Publication
c2005.
Physical Description
111 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Presidential leaders
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Immigrant's son -- Love and politics -- To Washington : congressman Buchanan -- Senator Buchanan -- Diplomacy -- The most suitable man for the times -- President Buchanan -- March toward war -- Back to wheatland.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868
Presidents - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918d
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Author
Joseph, Paul,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
923.173 B918j
Responsibility
Paul Joseph.
ISBN
157765241X
Author
Joseph, Paul,
Place of Publication
Edina, Minn
Publisher
Abdo Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 21 cm.
Series
United States presidents
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
A biography of the man who served as the fifteenth president of the United States just before the Civil War.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868
Presidents - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918j
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Harriet Lane : (Later Harriet Lane Johnston)

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Author
Hostetter, Ida L. K.
Date of Publication
1929
: Harriet Lane : (Later Harriet Lane Johnston) / by (Mrs. A.K.) Ida L. K. Hostetter. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Johnston, Harriet Lane, 1830-1903. Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 --Correspondence. Women--Biography--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical
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Responsibility
by (Mrs. A.K.) Ida L. K. Hostetter.
Author
Hostetter, Ida L. K.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1929
Physical Description
97-112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 33, no. 6
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Correspondence.
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 33, number 6 (1929), p. 97-113Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.33
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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
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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The attitude of James Buchanan towards slavery

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Author
Ranck, James Burne.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
  1 website  
Responsibility
by James B. Ranck.
Author
Ranck, James Burne.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
pp. 126-142 ; 23 cm.
Notes
This record provides a link to this resource on the publisher's official online repository.
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 51.
Summary
Discusses James Buchanan's feelings toward slavery.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - views on slavery.
Slavery - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
Websites
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James Buchanan and his cabinet on the eve of secession

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1126
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
923.173 B918a
Responsibility
by Philip Gerald Auchampaugh ...
Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Priv. Print.,
Date of Publication
1926.
Physical Description
ix, 224 p. front. (port.) 24 cm.
Notes
Label attached to t.-p.: This volume, subsequently expanded by the results of further research, was a dissertation submitted to the Graduate board of Clark university ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy ... [1926]
Bibliography: p. 202-210.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918a
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A tragic but innocent character : the Buchanan presidency reconsidered

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Author
Fields, Kevin M.
Date of Publication
2002.
Responsibility
by Kevin M. Fields.
Author
Fields, Kevin M.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
p.196-207 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.104 no.4.
Subjects
Buchanan, James , - 1791-1868.
United States - Politics and government - 1815-1861.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 104, number 4 (2002), p. 196-207Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.104, no.4
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Author
Ripple, Paul Harnish
Date of Publication
2002.
Responsibility
by Paul Harnish Ripple.
Author
Ripple, Paul Harnish
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2002.
Physical Description
p.134-139 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.104, no.3
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Historic ships - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 104, number 3 (2002), p. 134-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.104, no.3
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Unpublished letters of James Buchanan

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1928
achieve the highest position in the land, that of the Presidency of the United States, died at his home, Wheatland, near Lancaster city, on June 1st, 1868, sixty years ago. Prof. Herbert H. Beck, president of the Society, suggested that 1928 be officially designated as "Buchanan Year." A bronze statue of
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Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
67-72 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 5 & 6
Notes
The first part of this article was published in volume 32, number 5, p. 67-72. The second part was published in the following issue, number 6, p. 118-121. The articles are presented here together in one PDF file.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Correspondence.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 32, number 5&6 (1928), p. 67-72 & 118-121
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Unpublished letters of James Buchanan

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1928
achieve the highest position in the land, that of the Presidency of the United States, died at his home, Wheatland, near Lancaster city, on June 1st, 1868, sixty years ago. Prof. Herbert H. Beck, president of the Society, suggested that 1928 be officially designated as "Buchanan Year." A bronze statue of
  1 document  
Responsibility
by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1928
Physical Description
67-72, 118-121 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 32, no. 7/8
Notes
The first part of this article was published in volume 32, number 5/6, p. 67-72. The second part was published in the following issue, number 7/8, p. 118-121. The article is presented here as a whole. Both parts are included in the attached PDF.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Correspondence.
Contained In
Mennonite Family History. Volume 32, number 5/6 (1928), p. 67-72Mennonite Family History. Volume 32, number 7/8 (1928), p. 118-121Lancaster 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
Texas and New Mexico and California and Washington and Oregon and Idaho and Utah and Nevada were added to the United States. And James Buchanan was none the less a great American because he tried in vain to prevent the bloody fratricidal war which followed his presi- dential term. It was to his
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Responsibility
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
, Philadelphia. From a manuscript which was presented to James Buchanan, while Presi- dent of the United States, and, which is now in the possession of the Society, it appears that the family name originally was "Bucy Okyan." Anselan Bucy, or Fair Okyan was son to Okyan—provincial king of the south part of
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Responsibility
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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President James Buchanan's betrayal of Governor Robert J. Walker of Kansas

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Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
  1 website  
Responsibility
by George D. Harmon.
Author
Harmon, George Dewey ,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ,
Date of Publication
1929.
Physical Description
pp. 51-91 ; 23 cm.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 53.
Subjects
Walker, Robert James , - 1801-1869.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Kansas - Politics and government - 1854-1861.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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President Buchanan--misunderstood--wrongly judged

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Author
Brown, J. Hay.
Date of Publication
1928
President Buchanan—Misunderstood—Wrongly Judged Address by Hon. J. Hay Brown, Ex Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, delivered at the unveiling of the statue of James Buchanan, 13th President of the United States, held June 1, 1928, in Buchanan Park, Lancaster, Pa. A PROVISION in
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Responsibility
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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President James Buchanan's journal at Wheatland

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Date of Publication
2006-
Call Number
923.173 B918jo
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
James Buchanan's Wheatland]
Date of Publication
2006-
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Journals.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918jo
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