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Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States [Volume 1 of 2]
Originally published in 1883.

James Buchanan, Jr. (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States (1857-61), serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and later the Senate, then served as Minister to Russia under President Andrew Jackson. He was named Secretary of State under President James K. Polk, and as of 2016 is the last former Secretary of State to serve as President of the United States. After Buchanan turned down an offer to sit on the Supreme Court, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Ambassador to the United Kingdom, in which capacity he helped draft the Ostend Manifesto.

-Wikipedia
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Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States [Volume 1 of 2]
Originally published in 1883.

James Buchanan, Jr. (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States (1857-61), serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and later the Senate, then served as Minister to Russia under President Andrew Jackson. He was named Secretary of State under President James K. Polk, and as of 2016 is the last former Secretary of State to serve as President of the United States. After Buchanan turned down an offer to sit on the Supreme Court, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Ambassador to the United Kingdom, in which capacity he helped draft the Ostend Manifesto.

-Wikipedia
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Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States [Volume 1 of 2]

Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States [Volume 1 of 2]

by George Ticknor Curtis
Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States [Volume 1 of 2]

Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States [Volume 1 of 2]

by George Ticknor Curtis

Overview

Originally published in 1883.

James Buchanan, Jr. (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States (1857-61), serving immediately prior to the American Civil War. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and later the Senate, then served as Minister to Russia under President Andrew Jackson. He was named Secretary of State under President James K. Polk, and as of 2016 is the last former Secretary of State to serve as President of the United States. After Buchanan turned down an offer to sit on the Supreme Court, President Franklin Pierce appointed him Ambassador to the United Kingdom, in which capacity he helped draft the Ostend Manifesto.

-Wikipedia

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781539905363
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 11/03/2016
Series: Life of James Buchanan , #1
Pages: 700
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.54(d)
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