topic:"Presidents" found 64 records - Research Collections

Abraham Lincoln's connections with Lancaster and its citizens

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Author: Martin, C. H.

Date of Publication: 1934

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Responsibility: by C. H. Martin.

Author: Martin, C. H.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1934

Physical Description: [13]-32 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 1

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865 - Family.; Presidents - United States; Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 1 (1934), p. 13-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38

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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

At home with James Buchanan

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Author: Cahalan, Sally Smith.

Date of Publication: c1989.

Call Number: 728.37 C132

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

The avenger takes his place : Andrew Johnson and the 45 days that changed the nation

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Author: Means, Howard B.

Edition: 1st ed.

Date of Publication: c2006.

Call Number: 973.81 M483

Responsibility: Howard Means.

Author: Means, Howard B.

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Orlando, Fla

Publisher: Harcourt,

Date of Publication: c2006.

Physical Description: 286 p. ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-267) and index.

Summary: From the moment of Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, until Andrew Johnson, his replacement, formally announced postwar plans on May 29, the fate of the country hung in the balance. War had left the Republic strained almost beyond endurance. Johnson's ascendancy to the presidency seemed the killing stroke, even to the victorious North. A former slave owner from the border state of Tennessee, Johnson had been drunk at his inauguration as vice president; he was hated equally by the South and the North. Some Northerners were even convinced he had been part of the conspiracy behind Lincoln's assassination. Later, he escaped impeachment by a single vote. As Howard Means reveals in this revisionist account of Johnson's first six weeks in office, the new president faced almost insurmountable odds. Yet Johnson not only met but overcame them, preserving the Union for which so many had sacrificed their lives.--From publisher description.

Subjects: Johnson, Andrew, - 1808-1875.; Presidents - United States - Biography.; United States - Politics and government - 1865-1869.

Location: Lancaster History Library - Book

Call Number: 973.81 M483

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

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

Buchanan's campaign in Lancaster County

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Author: Brady, Gerard.

Date of Publication: 1949

Township, J. Brenner, J. Ditlow. 5 Ibid, January 2, 1856. Vice Presidents were: James Patterson, Esq., Little Britain; Dr. Levi Hull, Warwick; James Laird, Elizabethtown; Joseph Charles, Washington Boro; John Michael, City; Wm. M. Cullough, Providence; John Forney, West Earl. 6 Ibid, January 8, 1856. 7

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Responsibility: by Gerard Brady.

Author: Brady, Gerard.

Place of Publication: Lancaster, Pa

Publisher: Lancaster County Historical Society,

Date of Publication: 1949

Physical Description: [97]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 53, no. 4

Subjects: Buchanan, James, - 1791-1868.; Politics, Practical - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.; Elections - United States; Presidents - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 53, number 4 (1949), p. 97-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.53

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Celebration in Lancaster in honor of Jefferson's inauguration

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Author: Worner, William Frederic.

Date of Publication: 1930

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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: 1930

Physical Description: 182-183 p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 34, no. 8

Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, - 1743-1826 - Inauguration 1801.; Presidents - United States

Contained In: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 34, number 8 (1930), p. 182-183Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.34