James Buchanan
Place_Pub: New York: Times Books, 2004. First Edition. First Printing. 172, frontis illus., notes, chronology, selected bibliography, index, sticker residue on front DJ. Part of The American Presidents series edited by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. While Buchanan had served his nation well in subordinate positions, as a leader he displayed a pronounced inability to compromise, while offering no creative vision to solve the implacable conflicts tearing the country apart. Condition: very good, very good.
Keywords: U.S. Presidents, James Buchanan, Politics & Govt., Slavery, Dred Scott Case, Secession Crisis, Confederacy, Democratic Party, Manifest Destiny
ISBN: 0805069461
[Book #52318]
Price: $30.00