Title: The Presidency of James Buchanan
Description: This book offers conclusions that are very different from most of the traditional historical interpretations of the Buchanan presidency. Historians have either condemned Buchanan for weakness and vacillation or portrayed him as a president dedicated to peace who did everything constitutionally possible to avoid war. Under the scrutiny of Elbert B. Smith, Buchanan emerges as a strong figure who made vital contributions not to peace but to the accelerating animosities that produced the war.
Subjects: Politics and government, Politieke situatie, Buchanan, james, 1791-1868
Places: United States
People: James Buchanan (1791-1868)
Time periods: 1857-1861