Sam Ward: king of the lobby.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
Subjects: Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884
Description: Ward was in a New York banking family, brother of Julia Ward Howe, married into the Astor family, was in the Gold Rush, involved in the social life of New York and London, and was an epicure. He was also a very powerful lobbying influence on Congress and an author. His family connections and friends were prominent in many fields.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [501]-517.