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HIS SELF-JUSTIFYING BOOK:“WILL DOUBTLESS
ENCOUNTERVIOLENT ASSAULTS”
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BUCHANAN, JAMES. Autograph Letter Signed, to his publishers D. Appleton &
Company (“Gentlemen”), alerting them that he would send the manuscript of his book
and requesting suggestions for a title. 1 page, small 4to; three punctures at middle left and
center and right (without loss), folds, docketing verso. (TFC)
Wheatland, 29 June 1865
[700/1,000]
“
Mr. Cooper will forward to you to day by Adam’s Express my historical work, except about
forty pages at the conclusion & a brief preface not yet prepared. I am at a loss to know by what
name to call it. Perhaps you can assist me in the baptism. It will doubtless encounter violent
assaults; but the facts on which it is founded are so well authenticated that it is impossible to
deny them with truth.”
The publication of his book,
Mr. Buchanan’s Administration on the Eve of the
Rebellion
, in January of 1866, did little to improve the generally-held negative appraisal of
Buchanan’s presidency.
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BUSH, GEORGE HERBERT WALKER. Photograph Signed and Inscribed,
“Best Wishes / George Bush / Chairman / RNC,” to FL State Representative Bill Nelson,
bust portrait, showing the young future-president in
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view. Inscribed in the blank right
margin. 9
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inches (image), 10x8 inches overall; minor smudging to text. (MRS)
Np, [1973-74]
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