Famous Americans of Recent Times

by James Parton

Book Overview

The close of the war removes the period preceding it to a great distance from us, so that we can judge its public men as though we were the "posterity" to whom they sometimes appealed. James Buchanan still haunts the neighborhood of Lancaster, a living man, giving and receiving dinners, paying his taxes, and taking his accustomed exercise; but as an historical figure he is as complete as Bolingbroke or Walpole. It is not merely that his work is done,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514310031
• ISBN13: 9781514310038
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"