Author: John M. Taylor
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597974501
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
From Kirkus Reviews: A friendly yet not uncritical biography of the secretary of state in the Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Cabinets. Taylor--who chronicled his father's life in General Maxwell Taylor (1987)- -offers neither much original scholarship nor
William Henry Seward
Author: John M. Taylor
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597974501
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
From Kirkus Reviews: A friendly yet not uncritical biography of the secretary of state in the Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Cabinets. Taylor--who chronicled his father's life in General Maxwell Taylor (1987)- -offers neither much original scholarship nor
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1597974501
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
From Kirkus Reviews: A friendly yet not uncritical biography of the secretary of state in the Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Cabinets. Taylor--who chronicled his father's life in General Maxwell Taylor (1987)- -offers neither much original scholarship nor
Seward
Author: Walter Stahr
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439121184
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Presents a profile of the leader of Lincoln's "team of rivals," examining the many political roles he had in his lifetime, including governor of New York, Secretary of State, and Lincoln's closest advisor during the Civil War.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439121184
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Presents a profile of the leader of Lincoln's "team of rivals," examining the many political roles he had in his lifetime, including governor of New York, Secretary of State, and Lincoln's closest advisor during the Civil War.
William Henry Seward and the Secession Crisis
Author: Lawrence M. Denton
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786454229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
While Abraham Lincoln was taking center stage in a divided country, a political rival-turned-ally was exerting a major influence on national affairs. William Henry Seward, U.S. senator and former New York governor, lost the Republican Party nomination but aided Lincoln by touring the country on behalf of the Republican ticket. As Southern states prepared to withdraw from the Union, Secretary of State Seward sought to reunite the country. This biography explores Seward's political power and the theory that, as president, he might have prevented the Civil War.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786454229
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
While Abraham Lincoln was taking center stage in a divided country, a political rival-turned-ally was exerting a major influence on national affairs. William Henry Seward, U.S. senator and former New York governor, lost the Republican Party nomination but aided Lincoln by touring the country on behalf of the Republican ticket. As Southern states prepared to withdraw from the Union, Secretary of State Seward sought to reunite the country. This biography explores Seward's political power and the theory that, as president, he might have prevented the Civil War.
William H. Seward: 1846-1861
Author: William Henry Seward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
William H. Seward, an Autobiography from 1801 to 1834
Author: William Henry Seward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Statesmen
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Statesmen
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
The Autobiography of William H. Seward, from 1801 to 1834, with a Memoir of His Life
Author: William H Seward
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498160018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1877 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498160018
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1877 Edition.
William H. Seward's Travels Around the World
Author: William Henry Seward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages around the world
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
The Works of William H. Seward
Author: William Henry Seward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Turbulent Times
Author: Stephen G. Yanoff
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524685577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
In this magnificent new book, Stephen G. Yanoff offers a fresh and compelling portrait of William Henry Seward, one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century. Seward, best known for the purchase of Alaska, also served as governor of New York, United States senator, and Lincoln’s secretary of state during the Civil War. Exhaustively researched, drawing on hundreds of sources, TURBULENT TIMES sheds new light on this complex historical figure and the crucial role he played in shaping the fate of our nation. Most enlightening, the William Henry Seward who comes into focus in this superb narrative is a person of great intellect and curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity in his personal and private life.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524685577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
In this magnificent new book, Stephen G. Yanoff offers a fresh and compelling portrait of William Henry Seward, one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century. Seward, best known for the purchase of Alaska, also served as governor of New York, United States senator, and Lincoln’s secretary of state during the Civil War. Exhaustively researched, drawing on hundreds of sources, TURBULENT TIMES sheds new light on this complex historical figure and the crucial role he played in shaping the fate of our nation. Most enlightening, the William Henry Seward who comes into focus in this superb narrative is a person of great intellect and curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity in his personal and private life.
William Henry Seward
Author: Glyndon Garlock Van Deusen
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Cabinet officers
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
In-depth biography of William Henry Seward, who served in the New York State Senate, as governor of New York (1839-1943), and in the United States Senate (1849-1861). A close adviser to Pres. Abraham Lincoln, he served as U.S. Secretary of State (1861-1869). He helped prevent foreign recognition of the Confederacy and obtained settlement in the Trent Affair.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Cabinet officers
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
In-depth biography of William Henry Seward, who served in the New York State Senate, as governor of New York (1839-1943), and in the United States Senate (1849-1861). A close adviser to Pres. Abraham Lincoln, he served as U.S. Secretary of State (1861-1869). He helped prevent foreign recognition of the Confederacy and obtained settlement in the Trent Affair.