Title: William Henry Seward and the secession crisis
Subtitle: the effort to prevent civil war
First published: 2009
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.
Subjects: Biography, Politics and government, Legislators, Political leadership, Governors, United States. Congress. Senate, Political and social views, United States, Case studies, Presidential candidates, Causes, History, Seward, william henry, 1801-1872, United states, congress, senate, biography, Legislators, united states, Governors, united states, Secession, United states, politics and government, 1815-1861, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, causes
Places: United States, Secession, New York (State)
People: William Henry Seward (1801-1872)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, 1849-1861
LC classification: E415.9.S4 D46 2009