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President Pierce's ministers at the Court of S. James

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Author: Donovan, Theresa A.

Author: Donovan, Theresa A.

Physical Description: 457-470.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Johnston, Harriet Lane, d 1830-1903.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.; Great Britain - Politics and government - 1837-1901.

Contained In: v. 91, 1967Lancaster History Library - Book905.748 HSP v. 91

To what extent did Harriet Lance influence the public policies of James Buchanan?

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Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Date of Publication: 1970.

contacts would help almost anyone to recognize and analyze the broad issues of the day. Ten years of correspondence between James Buchanan and Harriet Lane, from 1847 to 1857, clearly indicate a mutual respect and admiration of each for the other. In such an atmosphere advice �is sought, given, and

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Responsibility: by Homer T. Rosenberger.

Author: Rosenberger, Homer Tope,

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1970.

Physical Description: [1]-22 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 74, no. 1

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.; Presidents - United States; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 74, number 1 (1970), p. 1-22Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.74

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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

Responsibility: 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

Message from the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress : at the commencement of the second session of the thirty-sixth Congress

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Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Date of Publication: 1860.

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1860 36th 2nd

Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: G.W. Bowman, printer,

Date of Publication: 1860.

Physical Description: v. ; 23 cm.

Series: 36th Cong., 2d Sess. House of Representatives. Ex. doc.

Notes: Includes reports of heads of departments.; On spine: Message and documents, 1860-1861 part 1.; Library has: v. 1.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1860 36th 2nd

Message from the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the thirty-sixth Congress

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Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Date of Publication: 1860.

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1860

Alternate Title: Message of the President of the United States, December 3, 1860; Annual message of the President

Corporate Author: United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

Place of Publication: Washington

Publisher: George W. Bowman,

Date of Publication: 1860.

Physical Description: 28 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Slavery - United States; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Rare Books

Call Number: 923.173 B918 1860

Man on a tightrope : an appraisal of Buchanan as President

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Author: Klein, Frederic Shriver,

Date of Publication: 1966.

Call Number: 923.173

Responsibility: Frederic S. Klein.

Author: Klein, Frederic Shriver,

Place of Publication: Gettysburg, Pa

Publisher: Historical Times,

Date of Publication: 1966.

Physical Description: 15 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Notes: "This article first appeared in American History Illustrated magazine."

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.173

James Buchanan, the patronage, and the northern Democratic Party, 1857-1858

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Author: Meerse, David Edward,

Date of Publication: 1969.

Call Number: 923.173 B918me

Author: Meerse, David Edward,

Place of Publication: Urbana, Ill

Date of Publication: 1969.

Physical Description: viii, 601 l. ; 28 cm.

Notes: Bibliography: l. 591-600.; Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1983. 21 cm.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868; Democratic Party (U.S.) - Northeastern States.; Democratic Party (U.S.) - Northwest, Old.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.173 B918me

The Presidency of James Buchanan

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Author: Smith, Elbert B.

Date of Publication: [1975]

Call Number: 923.173 B918s

Responsibility: 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

James Buchanan

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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

Worst. President. Ever. : James Buchanan, the POTUS rating game, and the legacy of the least of the lesser presidents

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Author: Strauss, Robert,

Date of Publication: 2016.

Call Number: 923.173 B918str

Responsibility: Robert Strauss.

ISBN: 9781493024834; 1493024833

Author: Strauss, Robert,

Place of Publication: Guilford, Connecticut

Publisher: Lyons Press, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield,

Date of Publication: 2016.

Physical Description: xiv, 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introducing the worst. President. Ever -- The Young Buck -- Up from Lancaster -- The man who would be president, again and again -- The election of 1856: the most consequential in American history -- The worst presidency begins -- The middle Buchanan presidency: hardly better -- Mr. Buchanan's War -- The legacy of the least of the lesser presidents.

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Presidents - United States - Biography.; Politics and government.; United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861.; United States.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 923.173 B918str

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