Preparing for national leadership, 1821-1859 -- Regionalism and civil war, 1859-1860 -- A presidency constrained I: federalism and domestic policy, 1861-1865 -- A presidency constrained II : foreign entanglements, 1861-1865 -- Becoming the indispensable man, 1865-1869 -- Forging the national soul : the coming of the Catholic nation -- Caring for earthly needs : the program for economic development -- Death and the hereafter
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index