James Buchanan: The American Presidents Series: The 15th President, 1857-1861 by Jean H. Baker, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.A provocative reconsideration of a presidency on the brink of Civil War Almost no president was as well trained and well prepared for the office as James Buchanan. He had served in the Pennsylvania state legislature, the U. S. House, and the U. S. Senate; he was Secretary of State and was even offered a seat on the Supreme Court. And yet, by every measure except his own, James Buchanan was a miserable failure as president, leaving office in disgrace.

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or in a fairy garden

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and an irrepressible admiration for the critters as well as a knack for seeing things from their perspective

and barely staying afloat in a gondola

The seventh day of each week offers a fully lined single page for more extended journaling or as a larger space to record your reflections

Newly confronted with one another in the quest for victory

a copy of The Little Bookroom sits on my nightstand

She is a founding member of the Portland Women of Color Zine Collective

And he succeeded magnificently

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