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William Henry Seward and the Secession Crisis: The Effort to Prevent Civil War [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 227 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x152x12 mm, weight: 313 g, 18 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Jul-2009
  • Leidėjas: McFarland & Co Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0786444282
  • ISBN-13: 9780786444281
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 227 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x152x12 mm, weight: 313 g, 18 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
  • Išleidimo metai: 15-Jul-2009
  • Leidėjas: McFarland & Co Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0786444282
  • ISBN-13: 9780786444281
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"William Henry Seward, U.S. senator and former governor, lost the Republican Party nomination for president in 1860, but aided Lincoln's election by touring the country on behalf of the Republican ticket. This biography explores Seward's political power and the theory that, as president, he might have prevented the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.

Though Abraham Lincoln took center stage in a divided country, a political rival-turned-ally had a major influence on national affairs during Lincoln's presidency. William Henry Seward, U.S. senator and former governor, lost the Republican Party nomination for president in 1860, but aided Lincoln's election by touring the country on behalf of the Republican ticket. As some 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.

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Lawrence Denton has produced a slice of historical drama often given short shrift in classrooms. The book is meticulously researched and intelligently separated into chapters. He presents the escalating danger with a real sense of urgency. This is a hold-your-breath account of a national rupture, so well written that while the reader knows how it ends, the sense of suspense is palpable. Highly recommendedStar Democrat Online; excellent biography...WOW!The Lone Star; A fascinating reassessment of presidential leadership at a moment of supreme crisis.Daniel W. Crofts, Professor of History, author of Reluctant Confederates; Denton has breathed new life into the age old debate on whether the Civil War could have been avoided. He is to be commended for this fresh scholarship.Ted Alexander, Chief Historian, Antietam National Battlefield Park; A thought-provoking analysis of Sewards actions at a pivotal time in our nations greatest crisis.Peter Wisbey, Executive Director, Seward House.

Preface and Acknowledgements 1(4)
Introduction 5(6)
Luck of the Draw
11(17)
To Be President
28(32)
Henry Takes Charge
60(28)
February---Union Light, Shine Bright
88(24)
March Madness
112(28)
The Point of No Return
140(28)
Epilogue: Saving the Nation 168(33)
Appendix: The 1860 Presidential Election 201(2)
Chapter Notes 203(10)
Bibliography 213(4)
Index 217
Lawrence M. Denton of Easton, Maryland, is an author and lecturer on the secession crisis in Maryland. A former academic administrator at Johns Hopkins University and a presidential appointee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, he also helped produce the television series Forecast Earth.