James Buchanan and the coming of the Civil War /

An edited volume examining the presidency of James Buchanan and his role engaging the complexities of the debate surrounding the president immediately before Lincoln.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Birkner, Michael J., 1950-, Quist, John W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2012]
Subjects:	Buchanan, James, > 1791-1868. United States > Politics and government > 1857-1861. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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.