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Loading... Presidency of James Buchanan (American Presidency (Univ of Kansas Hardcover)) (edition 1975)by Elbert B. SmithDense, readable, and informative, with detailed background on the coming of the Civil War and Lincoln's arrival on the national scene. Most interesting to me was Smith's discussion of why the South was so incensed by the North's refusal to give their moral blessing to slavery, and Buchanan's insistence on a Southern right to such approval. A little too much protesting, IMHO, if they all were really secure in their ethical stance in support of slavery. A very satisfying introduction to national politics of the time. 2484 The Presidency of James Buchanan, by Elbert B. Smith (read 17 Jan 1993) I know the author personally, he having been a candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa in the 1960's and that is the reason I read this book. The book is a compilation of things many of which I am very familiar with, and the book is not too scholarly. Smith is not as hard on Buchanan as some authors are, but he is not able to say many good things about him, |
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