Mr. Buchanan's administration : On the eve of the rebellion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868.

Buchanan, James.

United States--History--1815-1861.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Place of Publication:

Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An autobiographical vindication of the policy of the Buchanan administration during the last months of his term, this book is an important source for understanding the political events leading to the secession and the Civil War. Throughout his administration, Buchanan was constantly plagued with the issues of slavery, even though the existence of domestic slavery in the South was recognized and protected by the Constitution of the United States. This book details the rising conflict within the nation as Southern slave holding states argued with Northern abolitionists and Anti-Slavery societies as to whether or not slavery should continue to flourish in the United States.

Contents:

MR. BUCHANAN'S ADMINISTRATION

PREFACE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

APPENDIX.

Notes:

Originally published: Mr. Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1866.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-58218-181-0

OCLC:

70754159