William Henry Seward and the secession crisis
Subtitle: the effort to prevent civil war
By: Lawrence M. Denton.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780786444281
Subjects: Seward, William Henry, -- 1801-1872; Seward, William Henry, -- 1801-1872 -- Political and social views; United States. -- Congress. -- Senate -- Biography; Political leadership -- United States -- Case studies; Legislators -- United States -- Biography; Presidential candidates -- United States -- Biography; Governors -- New York (State) -- Biography; Secession -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
Genres: Case studies; Biography
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Luck of the draw; title: To be president; title: Henry takes charge; title: February : Union light, shine bright; title: March madness; title: The point of no return; title: Epilogue: Saving the nation; title: Appendix: The 1860 presidential election.