James Buchanan The American Presidents Series: the 15th President, 1857-1861

Name: James Buchanan The American Presidents Series: the 15th President, 1857-1861
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ISBN: 9780805069464

ISBN-10: 0805069461

ISBN-13: 9780805069464

Edition: 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Jean H. Baker, Arthur M. Schlesinger

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Almost no president was as well trained and well prepared for the office as James Buchanan. He had served in the Pennsylvania state legislature, the U.S. House, and the U.S. Senate; he was Secretary of State and was even offered a seat on the Supreme Court. And yet, by every measure except his own, James Buchanan was a miserable failure as president, leaving office in disgrace. Virtually all of his intentions were thwarted by his own inability to compromise: he had been unable to resolve issues of slavery, caused his party to split-thereby ensuring the election of the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln-and made the Civil War all but inevitable. Historian Jean H. Baker explains that…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 6/7/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. is renowned as a historian, a public intellectual, & a political activist. He served as a special assistant to President John F. Kennedy; won two Pulitzer Prizes, in 1946 for "The Age of Jackson" & in 1966 for "A Thousand Days," & in 1998 was the recipient of the National Humanities Medal. He lives in New York City.