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Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 1 (of 2)

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A comprehensive biography that uses extensive private papers and correspondence to trace the subject's private life and long public career, including diplomatic posts, congressional service, and executive administration. The author interweaves narrative description with quotations from documents to illuminate key decisions and controversies, especially those arising during the national crisis that followed his term. The work evaluates character, motives, and policy choices, aims for impartiality, and situates episodes within broader political and diplomatic contexts while explaining the documentary basis for its conclusions.

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Title: Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 1 (of 2)

Author: George Ticknor Curtis

Release date: October 2, 2016 [eBook #53186]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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LIFE
OF
JAMES BUCHANAN

Fifteenth President of the United States
BY
GEORGE TICKNOR CURTIS
IN TWO VOLUMES
Vol. I.
NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE
1883
Copyright, 1883, by George Ticknor Curtis.
All rights reserved.

Stereotyped by Smith & McDougal.