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James Buchanan : fifteenth president of the United States

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17589
Author
Brill, Marlene Targ.
Date of Publication
c1988.
Call Number
923.173 B918br
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by Marlene Targ Brill.
ISBN
0516013580
9780516013589
Author
Brill, Marlene Targ.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Childrens Press,
Date of Publication
c1988.
Physical Description
98 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Describes the early life and political career of the man who served as president in the years just before the Civil War.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Presidents - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature.
Presidents.
United States - Politics and government - 1857-1861 - Juvenile literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918br
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Harriet Lane, First Lady of the White House

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Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Date of Publication
c1980.
Call Number
920.7 L265s 1980
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Mary Virginia Shelley & Sandra Harrison Munro ; with ill. by Regina Weatherlow.
ISBN
0915010291 :
Author
Shelley, Mary Virginia.
Place of Publication
Lititz, PA
Publisher
Sutter House,
Date of Publication
c1980.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Summary
Presents a biography of James Buchanan's niece who was the White House hostess during her uncle's presidency, helped create the National Gallery of Art, and started the first pediatrics hospital.
Subjects
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903. - Juvenile literature.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868. - Family - Juvenile literature.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868. - Family.
Presidents - United States
Presidents
Additional Author
Munro, Sandra Harrison,
Weatherlow, Regina.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.7 L265s 1980
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James Buchanan and his family at Wheatland

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Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Date of Publication
c1988.
Call Number
728.37 C132j
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James Buchanan's Wheatland
Responsibility
by Sally Smith Cahalan ; [photography by John P. Herr].
Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
James Buchanan Foundation,
Date of Publication
c1988.
Physical Description
100 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes
Cover title: James Buchanan's Wheatland.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Family.
Buchanan family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Presidents - United States
Lancaster (Pa.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 C132j
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At home with James Buchanan

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Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Date of Publication
c1989.
Call Number
728.37 C132
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Responsibility
Sally Smith Cahalan.
Author
Cahalan, Sally Smith.
Place of Publication
Ephrata, Pa
Publisher
Science Press,
Date of Publication
c1989.
Physical Description
120 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Science Press Keepsake ; no.20.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Homes and haunts - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Wheatland (Lancaster, Pa.)
Presidents - United States
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
728.37 C132
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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
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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
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Protecting the Buchanan papers

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Author
Rosenberger, Homer Tope,
Date of Publication
1968.
Protecting The Buchanan Papers Homer T. Rosenberger James Buchanan had extensive correspondence with men of note in the United States and in Europe. He was a methodical per- son and saved the letters he received. Unlike many public figures in America, Buchanan was in the habit of putting his
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by Homer T. Rosenberger.
Author
Rosenberger, Homer Tope,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
[137]-169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 72, no. 3
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868 - Manuscripts.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Presidents - United States
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 72, number 3 (1968), p. 137-169Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.72
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James Buchanan, 1791-1868; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

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Author
Sloan, Irving J.,
Date of Publication
1968.
Call Number
923.173 B918sL
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Responsibility
edited by Irving J. Sloan.
Author
Sloan, Irving J.,
Place of Publication
Dobbs Ferry, N.Y
Publisher
Oceana Publications,
Date of Publication
1968.
Physical Description
v, 89 p. 24 cm.
Series
The Presidential Chronologies
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
United States - History - 1815-1861 - Sources.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918sL
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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
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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
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James Buchanan ancestry

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Author
Jackson, Ronald Vern.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1980.
Call Number
929 B918a Oversize
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Responsibility
Ronald Vern Jackson ... Altha Polson ... Shirley Pearl Jackson.
Author
Jackson, Ronald Vern.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Bountiful, Utah
Publisher
Accelerated Indexing Systems,
Date of Publication
1980.
Physical Description
[54] ; 23 x 36 cm.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Genealogy.
Additional Author
Polson, Altha.
Jackson, Shirley Pearl.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 B918a Oversize
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James Buchanan's attitude toward slavery

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Author
Pendleton, Lawson Alan.
Date of Publication
1964.
Call Number
923.173 B918pe
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Responsibility
by Lawson Alan Pendleton.
Author
Pendleton, Lawson Alan.
Date of Publication
1964.
Physical Description
iii, 384 leaves.
Notes
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980. 21 cm.
Bibliography: leaves [373]-384.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Slavery - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918pe
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James Buchanan: advocate in congress, cabinet, and presidency

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Author
Campbell,John Alton,
Date of Publication
1968]
Call Number
923.173 B918ca
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Author
Campbell,John Alton,
Place of Publication
[Ann Arbor, Mich
Publisher
University Microfilms,
Date of Publication
1968]
Physical Description
iv, 208 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Xerox copy.
Bibliography: p. 204-208.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918ca
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President James Buchanan, a biography

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Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Date of Publication
[1962]
Call Number
923.173 B918k
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Author
Klein, Philip Shriver,
Place of Publication
University Park
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Date of Publication
[1962]
Physical Description
xviii, 506 p. illus., ports. 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 473-490.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 B918k
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The life and times of James Buchanan

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Author
Zook, David.
Date of Publication
1985.
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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Responsibility
by David Zook.
Author
Zook, David.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Student Historians of Pennsylvania, Inc. ;
Date of Publication
1985.
Physical Description
p. 51 - 58. : 19 cm.
Notes
In: The Junior Historian magazine, v. 4 (1984-1988).
Bibliography: p. 56 - 58.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
905.748 JHM v. 4
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James Buchanan Memorial Restoration Project

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Corporate Author
The Pilot Club of Lancaster.
Date of Publication
1960.
Call Number
367 P643
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Corporate Author
The Pilot Club of Lancaster.
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1960.
Physical Description
various paging : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes the beginnings of the project to restore the tomb of the 15th President, the rising interest, and the culmination of the project through newspaper articles and a history by Margaret G. Bridenbbaugh.
Subjects
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
The Pilot Club of Lancaster.
Additional Author
Bridenbaugh, Margaret G.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
367 P643
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The Lane family of Lancaster

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1962
partially pro- vided for by the income of the other half. Statuesque, with blonde hair and deep blue eyes, Harriet was con- sidered one of the great beauties of her day. Her charm was internation- ally celebrated. When Buchanan was United States Minister to England, Harriet joined him there and at the time
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1962
Physical Description
[176]-186 p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 66, no. 4
Subjects
Lane family.
Johnston, Harriet Lane, - 1830-1903.
Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.
Buchanan family.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 66, number 4 (1962), p. 176-186Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.66
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Iron in colonial times : activities for grades 4, 5 & 6

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Author
Clarke, Mary Stetson.
Date of Publication
c1981.
Call Number
669 C599
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Responsibility
by Mary Stetson Clarke ; illustrated by Joshua Tolford.
ISBN
0915992094 (pbk.)
Author
Clarke, Mary Stetson.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Eastern National Park & Monument Association,
Date of Publication
c1981.
Physical Description
24 p. ; ill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Summary
Covers the manufacture of iron, the life of ironworkers, and the use of iron implements in colonial times and includes a variety of related activities and a mystery story.
Subjects
Iron-works - United States
Ironworks.
United States - History - To 1775 - Juvenile literature.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Additional Author
Tolford, Joshua.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
669 C599
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Rev. Thomas Barton : Missionary for the Society of the Propagation of the Gospel, St. James Church, Lancaster, Pennslvania

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Author
Gordon, Joan Pinkerton
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
922.3 B293g
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Responsibility
by Joan Pinkerton.
Author
Gordon, Joan Pinkerton
Place of Publication
Typescript
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
25 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Episcopal Church - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Additional Author
Barton, Thomas ,
Hand, Edward.
Bard, Sally.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.3 B293g
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The Pennsylvania Dutch : craftsmen and farmers

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Author
Costabel, Eva Deutsch.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
813.53 C837
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Responsibility
written and illustrated by Eva Deutsch Costabel.
ISBN
0689312814 :
9780689312816
Author
Costabel, Eva Deutsch.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Atheneum,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
48 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Summary
Describes the crafts of Pennsylvania Dutch living in a rural atmosphere. Includes making quilts, pottery, and tin and tole ware. "Eva Costabel introduces the reader to the life of a typical Pennsylvania Dutch farming family of the colony and to the many crafts produced by the German settlers htere, including quilting, pottery-making, tombstone-carving, woodworking, calligraphy, glass-blowing, and gunsmithing, among others. Her full-color drawings, reflecting the style of the Pennsylvania Dutch, illustrate their many contributions to American life, art, and crafts." [dust jacket]
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch - Juvenile literature.
Handicraft - Pennsylvania - Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania Dutch
Handicraft - Pennsylvania.
Folk art, Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania - Social life and customs - Juvenile literature.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
813.53 C837
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Growing up Amish

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Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
813.53 A523a
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Responsibility
Richard Ammon ; illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings.
ISBN
068931387X
9780689313875
Author
Ammon, Richard.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Atheneum,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
ix, 102 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 97-98.
Contents
Anna's day begins -- School -- Jacob Ammann -- Back to school -- Pennsylvania Dutch -- The rest of the school day -- Home -- Amish foods -- Evening -- Church -- Sundays when they don't have church -- Spring -- School picnic -- Summer -- Autumn -- Winter.
Summary
Focuses on the homes, work, and schooling of a Pennsylvania Dutch community to depict the Amish way of life.
Subjects
Amish - Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania Dutch - Juvenile literature.
Pennsylvania Dutch - Social life and customs - Juvenile literature
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
813.53 A523a
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Homes of the American Presidents

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Author
Jones, Cranston.
Date of Publication
[1962]
Call Number
923.173 J77
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Responsibility
Photographer and picture editor: William H. Schleisner.
Author
Jones, Cranston.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Date of Publication
[1962]
Physical Description
232 p. illus. 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliography.
Subjects
Historic buildings - United States
Presidents - United States
Presidents - United States.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.173 J77
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