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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 T O ME has been assigned the pleasure of writing about Harriet Lane, the niece of President Buchanan, and mistress of the White House during Buchanan's term. The grandfather of Harriet Lane was James Buchanan, who
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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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Harriet Lane Johnston: The legacy of a White House hostess

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Author
Brubaker, Jack
Date of Publication
2018
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v.44, no.2
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by Jack Brubaker
Author
Brubaker, Jack
Place of Publication
[Harrisburg?]
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commision and the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation
Date of Publication
2018
Physical Description
26-35 p.
Series
Pennsylvania Heritage v. 44, no. 2
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Women - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHMC v.44, no.2
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After the ball is over: letter from Mary Gwin to Harriet Lane, 1861

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Author
Milner, Molly Wakefield.
Date of Publication
2016.
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Author
Milner, Molly Wakefield.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
LancasterHistory.org,
Date of Publication
2016.
Physical Description
p. 133-141.
Series
Journal of Lancaster County's Historical Society v 117, no. 2/3, Spring/Summer 2016.
Subjects
Gwin family.
Bell family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Gwin, Mary Elizabeth Hampton Bell.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 117, number 2/3 (2016), p. 133-141Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.117
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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

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Author
Martin, Irene.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
923.173 B918ma
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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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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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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.
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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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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

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Date of Publication
1928.
Call Number
923.1 B818de
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[S.l
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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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James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War

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Date of Publication
c2013.
Call Number
973.68 B918
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edited by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner.
ISBN
9780813044262 (alk. paper)
081304426X (alk. paper)
Place of Publication
Gainesville
Publisher
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication
c2013.
Physical Description
x, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Papers from a conference held at LancasterHistory.org in 2008. Presentation copy from the editors.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
Summary
An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.
Additional Author
Quist, John W.
Birkner, Michael J.,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.68 B918
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James Buchanan and his cabinet on the eve of secession

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Author
Auchampaugh, Philip Gerald.
Date of Publication
1926.
Call Number
923.173 B918a
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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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The attitude of James Buchanan towards slavery

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Author
Ranck, James Burne.
Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
905.748 HSP
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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
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28098/27854
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The costumes of the mistresses of the White House as shown in the United States National Museum

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Author
Hoes, Rose Gouverneur,
Edition
2d ed.
Date of Publication
1925.
Call Number
391 H695
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by Rose Gouverneur Hoes.
Author
Hoes, Rose Gouverneur,
Edition
2d ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Date of Publication
1925.
Physical Description
[67] p. illus. 20 cm.
Subjects
United States National Museum.
Costume - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
391 H695
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The James Buchanan log cabin

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Author
Guzy, Dan.
Date of Publication
2015.
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Guzy, Dan.
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
41-60 p.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Cove Gap (Franklin County).
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A Journal of Franklin County History v. 27, 2015.Lancaster History Library - Book728.37 G993
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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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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.
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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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The first American political conventions : transforming presidential nominations, 1832-1872

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Author
Haynes, Stan M.,
Date of Publication
c2012.
Call Number
324.273 H424
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Stan M. Haynes.
ISBN
9780786468928 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0786468920 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author
Haynes, Stan M.,
Place of Publication
Jefferson, N.C
Publisher
McFarland,
Date of Publication
c2012.
Physical Description
viii, 268 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-264) and index.
Summary
"The modern convention continues many of the traditions and rules developed during the first political conventions in the mid-19th century. This study analyzes the birth of the convention process in the 1830s and follows its development between 1832 and 1872, chronicling each of the presidential elections, the leading candidates, key issues, memorable speeches and events"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Political conventions - United States
Presidents - United States
Nominations for office - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
324.273 H424
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Thaddeus Stevens: The making of an inconvenient hero

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Author
Webb, Terry.
Date of Publication
2014.
Call Number
813.6 W368
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Author
Webb, Terry.
Place of Publication
Chambersburg, Pa
Publisher
Drawbaugh Publishing Group,
Date of Publication
2014.
Physical Description
116 (5) pages 23 cm.
Notes
Contains bibliography and end notes.
Contents
Chapters: The way life was // Devil's mark // Parlor school // Boot making // Bull-Baiting // Paying the piper // Making amends // Vermont assembly in session // Deliberating the issues // The sickness // Nursing assistant // The harvest festival // School for boys // The fugitives // Hatching a plan // A narrow escape // Rescued // Overcoming troubles // Moving forward // Lydia Smith's reflections
Summary
This is a fictionalized biography of Thaddeus Stevens written for young readers.
Subjects
Historical fiction.
Stevens, Thaddeus - 1792-1868.
United States, - History - 1849-1877.
Fiction
Juvenile fiction.
Location
Lancaster History Archive - Government Record
Call Number
813.6 W368
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A dendrochronological investigation of the James Buchanan birthplace cabin, Mercersburg, PA

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Author
Young, Amanda D.
Date of Publication
2011.
Call Number
728.37 Y68
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by Amanda B. Young and R. Stockton Maxwell.
Author
Young, Amanda D.
Place of Publication
[Pennsylania State University]
Publisher
Department of Geography,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
18 [2] p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Summary
A study was made of the wood in the log cabin which is said to be the birthplace of President James Buchanan. Since there is no proof that he was born in that particular cabin, the researchers wished to know if this cabin could have been his birthplace. They concluded that the " largest portion of the cabin beam samples were cut at or before 1785, six years before the birth of President Buchanan." This showed that the cabin existed at the time of his birth.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Cove Gap (Franklin County).
Dendrochronology - Pennsylvania - Franklin County.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
728.37 Y68
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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
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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
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/28151/27907
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Massanutten, settled by the Pennsylvania pilgrim, 1726 : the first white settlement in the Shenandoah Valley

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Author
Strickler, Harry M.
Date of Publication
1924.
Call Number
975.5 S917
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First white settlement in the Shenandoah Valley
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by Harry M. Strickler.
Author
Strickler, Harry M.
Place of Publication
[Strasburg, Va.]
Publisher
[Shenandoah Pub. House],
Date of Publication
1924.
Physical Description
183, [1] pages : illustrations, folded map ; 23 cm
Subjects
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) - History.
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) - Genealogy.
Massanutten Mountain (Va.) - History.
Massanutten Mountain (Va.) - Genealogy.
Massanutten (Va.) - History.
Massanutten (Va.) - Genealogy.
United States - Shenandoah River Valley.
Virginia - Massanutten.
Virginia - Massanutten Mountain.
Genealogy.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
975.5 S917
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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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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.
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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
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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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Sword and scalpel : the life of Edward Hand of Lancaster

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Author
Betts, William W.
Date of Publication
2014.
Call Number
923.5 H236sw
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Alternate Title
Life of Edward Hand of Lancaster
Responsibility
William W. Betts, Jr.
ISBN
9780788455711
0788455710
Author
Betts, William W.
Place of Publication
Berwyn Heights, MD
Publisher
Heritage Books,
Date of Publication
2014.
Physical Description
xiv, 370 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-351) and index.
Contents
I. The New World -- II. The Gathering Storm -- III. Cambridge and Boston -- IV. New York City -- V. The New Jersey Campaign -- VI. Fort Pitt -- VII. Wyoming -- VIII. The Sullivan Expedition -- IX. Yorktown -- X. Newburgh and New Windsor -- XI. Lancaster -- Rock Ford -- Afterword -- Appendix A & B.
Subjects
Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802.
Hand, Edward, - 1744-1802 - Family.
Rock Ford (Lancaster, Pa.)
Generals - United States - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Campaigns.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 H236sw
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