00000cam a22000003a 4500 UP-8027390931313952236 Buklod 20160519080317.0 m |o d | ta 160519s2004 xx d r |||| u| 9780805069464 (iLib)UPVIS-00040939173 Gift OLC/vml.ess eng E 437 B35 2004 Baker, Jean H James Buchanan Jean H. Baker. First edition. New York Times Books 2004. xviii, 172 pages illustrations 22 cm Php 250.00 American presidents series. Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-161) and index. Ascension -- from Stony Batter to the Cabinet, 1791-1848 -- Wheatland to the White House, 1849-1856 -- The Buchanan Presidency -- Theory and Practice -- Appeasing the South: The Final Months of the Buchanan Presidency. A look at the presidency of James Buchanan, whose administration paved the way for the onslaught of the Civil War, details his failures as a president, including his lack of compromise and his weak leadership in a time of national crisis. Donated by Logan Wangsgard (Hall's Book Drive) Dec. 2015. Buchanan, James 1791-1868. residents United States Biography. United States Politics and government 1857-1861. American presidents series (Times Books (Firm)) UPVIS UPV-ML E 437 B35 2004 Book