Buchanan: The Life and Times of Lincoln's Predecessor

by Paul Kahan

James Buchanan was one of the most qualified and accomplished men elected to the presidency, and yet he turned out to be one of the worst. As sectional conflict veered toward civil war, Buchanan and all his preparation proved unequal to the challenges of his times. In this new cradle-to-grave, life-and-times biography, Paul Kahan reconstructs (but does not rehabilitate) the life of James Buchanan and emphasizes why and how such an accomplished individual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081173840X
• ISBN13: 9780811738408
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 400 Pages