A in-depth profile of the leader of the 16th President's "Team of Rivals" examines his considerable political roles including those of a progressive Governor of New York, Secretary of State and Lincoln's advisor during the Civil War, offering insight into his status as a polarizing figure and his pivotal contributions to keeping Britain and France from formally recognizing the Confederacy.
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.
The New York Times bestselling biography of Lincolns closest adviser and friend
William Henry Seward was one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century. Progressive governor of New York, outspoken United States senator, and Lincolns secretary of state during the Civil War, Seward not only managed foreign affairs but had a substantial role in military, political, and personnel matters. Drawing on hundreds of sources, Walter Stahr sheds new light on this complex and central figure, as well as on pivotal events of the Civil War and its aftermath.
