Title: Hamilton Fish
Description: This biography of the Secretary of State under President Grant received the Pulitzer Prize for biography. In the midst of Reconstruction following the Civil War, Fish was a commanding figure who was one of the ablest Cabinet members. His astute and patient diplomacy kept the peace in foreign and domestic affairs.
Subjects: Politics and government, Foreign relations, Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893
Places: United States
People: Ulysses Simpson Grant Pres. United States, Hamilton Fish, Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), Hamilton Fish (1808-1893), Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885 Grant
Time periods: 1869-1877