Author: George Congdon GorhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton
Author: George Congdon GorhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF EDWIN M. STANTON,.
Author: GEORGE C. GORHAMPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033599341
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lincoln's Autocrat
Author: William MarvelPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469622505
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869), one of the nineteenth century's most impressive legal and political minds, wielded enormous influence and power as Lincoln's secretary of war during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction. In the first full biography of Stanton in more than fifty years, William Marvel offers a detailed reexamination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy. Marvel argues that while Stanton was a formidable advocate and politician, his character was hardly benign. Climbing from a difficult youth to the pinnacle of power, Stanton used his authority--and the public coffers--to pursue political vendettas, and he exercised sweeping wartime powers with a cavalier disregard for civil liberties. Though Lincoln's ability to harness a cabinet with sharp divisions and strong personalities is widely celebrated, Marvel suggests that Stanton's tenure raises important questions about Lincoln's actual control over the executive branch. This insightful biography also reveals why men like Ulysses S. Grant considered Stanton a coward and a bully, who was unashamed to use political power for partisan enforcement and personal preservation.
Stanton
Author: Walter StahrPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476739307
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
"Of the crucial men close to President Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (1814-1869) was the most powerful and controversial. Stanton raised, armed, and supervised the army of a million men who won the Civil War. He organized the war effort. He directed military movements from his telegraph office, where Lincoln literally hung out with him ... Now with this worthy complement to the enduring library of biographical accounts of those who helped Lincoln preserve the Union, Stanton honors the indispensable partner of the sixteenth president"--
Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton; Volume 1
Author: George Congdon GorhamPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020311321
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As one of Abraham Lincoln's most trusted advisors during the Civil War, Edwin M. Stanton played a significant role in shaping the course of American history. Gorham's biography provides insight into Stanton's life and the political climate surrounding the war. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton
Author: George Congdon GorhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cabinet officers
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The Life and Public Services of Horatio Seymour
Author: James D. McCabeLife and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton
Author: George C. GorhamPublisher:
ISBN: 9783337916701
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln
Author: Henry Jarvis RaymondPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author: George C. GorhamPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331345497
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Excerpt from Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton, Vol. 1 of 2 Although this book contains a sketch of Mr. Stanton's early life, his professional career, and bis general characteristics, its main purpose is to present the record of his relation to the civil war, and to mark the place in history to which his services to the country entitle him. His public life embraced the secession winter of 1860-61, three years of the civil war, - 1862-65, - and three years of the reconstruction struggle which followed it. He died in 1869, while yet the passions of those times were at the highest. The story, therefore, of his public career is as stormy as the period in which he wrought; and his claims upon the respect and gratitude of his countrymen rest chiefly upon the part he took in the preservation of the Union. It is thirty years since this great American ended his work; and the country, then torn by faction, and divided into two warring sections, is now thoroughly reunited. 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.