The Commander-in-Chief and the Constitution: James Buchanan and the secession crisis of 1860-61
| Title: | The Commander-in-Chief and the Constitution: James Buchanan and the secession crisis of 1860-61 |
| Author: | Lawrence, Ian |
| Advisor: | Saler, Bethel |
| Department: | Haverford College. Dept. of History |
| Type: | Thesis (B.A.) |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Abstract: | During the crucial four-month period from Abraham Lincoln's election in November 1860 to his inauguration in March 1861, the nation was presented with the threat of secession and civil war. A lame-duck president in James Buchanan was forced to preside over the crisis. Buchanan's goal in those four months was to avoid full-scale hostilities and possibly construct a compromise. |
| Subject: | United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 |
| Subject: | Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 |
| Subject: | Secession -- United States -- History |
| Terms of Use: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/ |
| Permanent URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/10066/5435 |
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Citation
"The Commander-in-Chief and the Constitution: James Buchanan and the secession crisis of 1860-61".
2010. Available electronically from
http://hdl.handle.net/10066/5435.