Author: William Frederick SewardPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385541387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Seward at Washington, as Senator and Secretary of State. Memoir of His Life, with Selections from His Letters. 1846-1861
Author: William Frederick SewardPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385541387
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Seward at Washington as Senator and Secretary of State
Author: Frederick W. SewardSeward at Washington as Senator and Secretary of State
Author: Frederick William SewardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Seward at Washington, as Senator and Secretary of State
Author: Frederick William SewardPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333573263
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Excerpt from Seward at Washington, as Senator and Secretary of State: A Memoir of His Life, With Selections From His Letters, 1846-1861 Railway Life. Planing Machines and Car Wheels. The Great Question of Questions. Taylor's Victories. Buena Vista. Scott's Capture of Vera Cruz. Dante and Tasso. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
SEWARD AT WASHINGTON, AS SENATOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE
Author: FREDERICK WILLIAM. SEWARDPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033088265
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Autobiography: Seward at Washington, as senator and secretary of state. A memoir of his life, with selections from his letters, 1846-1872. By Frederick W. Seward
Author: William Henry SewardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
Seward at Washington, as Senator and Secretary of State : a memoir of his life, with selections from his letters, 1846-1861
Author: Frederick William SewardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Statesmen
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Fanny Seward
Author: Trudy KrisherPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 081565295X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
On April 14, 1865, the night of President Lincoln’s assassination, Booth’s conspirator Lewis Powell attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward in his home just blocks from Ford’s Theatre. The attack, which left Seward and his son seriously wounded, is recounted in poignant detail in Fanny Seward’s diary. Fanny, the beloved only daughter of Seward, was a keen observer, and her diary entries from 1858 to 1866 are the foundation of Krisher’s vivid portrait of the young girl who was an eyewitness to one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Fanny offers intimate observations on the politicians, generals, and artists of the time. She tells of attending dinner parties, visiting troops, and going to the theater, often alongside President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary. Through Fanny’s writings, Krisher not only skillfully brings to life the events and activities of a progressive political family but also illuminates the day-to-day drama of the war. Giving readers a previously unseen glimpse into the era, Fanny Seward: A Life broadens our understanding of Civil War America.
Differ We Must
Author: Steve InskeepPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593297865
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
An instant New York Times bestseller A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln’s political acumen, illuminating a great politician’s strategy in a country divided—and lessons for our own disorderly present In 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing to oppose slavery. But he added: “If for this you and I must differ, differ we must,” and said they would be friends forever. Throughout his life and political career, Lincoln often agreed to disagree. Democracy demanded it, since even an adversary had a vote. The man who went on to become America’s sixteenth president has assumed many roles in our historical consciousness, but most notable is that he was, unapologetically, a politician. And as Steve Inskeep argues, it was because he was willing to engage in politics—meeting with critics, sometimes working with them and other times outwitting them—that he was able to lead a social revolution. In Differ We Must, Inskeep illuminates Lincoln’s life through sixteen encounters, some well-known, some obscure, but all imbued with new significance here. Each interaction was with a person who differed from Lincoln, and in each someone wanted something from the other. While Lincoln didn’t always change his critics’ beliefs—many went to war against him—he did learn how to make his beliefs actionable. He told jokes, relied on sarcasm, and often made fun of himself—but behind the banter was a distinguished storyteller who carefully chose what to say and what to withhold. He knew his limitations and, as history came to prove, he knew how to prioritize. Many of his greatest acts came about through his engagement with people who disagreed with him—meaning that in these meetings, Lincoln became the Lincoln we know. As the host of NPR’s Morning Edition for almost two decades, Inskeep has mastered the art of bridging divides and building constructive debate in interviews; in Differ We Must, he brings his skills to bear on a prior master, forming a fresh and compelling narrative of Lincoln’s life. With rich detail and enlightening commentary, Inskeep expands our understanding of a politician who held strong to his moral compass while navigating between corrosive political factions, one who began his career in the minority party and not only won the majority but succeeded in uniting a nation.
Lincoln in the World
Author: Kevin PerainoPublisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307887219
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
A captivating look at how Abraham Lincoln evolved into one of our seminal foreign-policy presidents—and helped point the way to America’s rise to world power. Abraham Lincoln is not often remembered as a great foreign-policy president. He had never traveled overseas and spoke no foreign languages. And yet, during the Civil War, Lincoln and his team skillfully managed to stare down the Continent’s great powers—deftly avoiding European intervention on the side of the Confederacy. In the process, the United States emerged as a world power in its own right. Engaging, insightful, and highly original, Lincoln in the World is a tale set at the intersection of personal character and national power. Focusing on five distinct, intensely human conflicts that helped define Lincoln’s approach to foreign affairs—from his debate, as a young congressman, with his law partner over the conduct of the Mexican War, to his deadlock with Napoleon III over the French occupation of Mexico—and bursting with colorful characters like Lincoln’s bowie-knife-wielding minister to Russia, Cassius Marcellus Clay; the cunning French empress, Eugénie; and the hapless Mexican monarch Maximilian, Lincoln in the World draws a finely wrought portrait of a president and his team at the dawn of American power. Anchored by meticulous research into overlooked archives, Lincoln in the World reveals the sixteenth president to be one of America’s indispensable diplomats—and a key architect of America’s emergence as a global superpower. Much has been written about how Lincoln saved the Union, but Lincoln in the World highlights the lesser-known—yet equally vital—role he played on the world stage during those tumultuous years of war and division.