James Buchanan and the Coming of the Civil War

Book Overview

"Provides scholars with a fresh and thoughtful examination of the first administration that had to deal with Southern secession."--Jonathan M. Atkins, author of Politics, Parties, and the Sectional Conflict in Tennessee, 1832-1861

As James Buchanan took office in 1857, the United States found itself at a crossroads. Dissolution of the Union had been averted and the Democratic Party maintained control of the federal government, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813060990
• ISBN13: 9780813060996
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"