{"product_id":"seward-lincolns-indispensable-man-paperback","title":"Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Stahr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from one of the most acclaimed biographers--the first full life of the leader of Lincoln's \"team of rivals\" to appear in more than forty years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Henry Seward was one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century. Progressive governor of New York and outspoken US senator, he was the odds-on favorite to win the 1860 Republican nomination for president. As secretary of state and Lincoln's closest adviser during the Civil War, Seward not only managed foreign affairs but had a substantial role in military, political, and personnel matters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of Lincoln's critics even saw Seward, erroneously, as the power behind the throne; this is why John Wilkes Booth and his colleagues attempted to kill Seward as well as Lincoln. Seward survived the assassin's attack, continued as secretary of state, and emerged as a staunch supporter of President Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's controversial successor. Through his purchase of Alaska (\"Seward's Folly\"), and his groundwork for the purchase of the Canal Zone and other territory, Seward set America on course to become a world empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeward was not only important, he was fascinating. Most nights this well-known raconteur with unruly hair and untidy clothes would gather diplomats, soldiers, politicians, or actors around his table to enjoy a cigar, a drink, and a good story. Drawing on hundreds of sources not available to or neglected by previous biographers, Walter Stahr's bestselling biography sheds new light on this complex and central figure, as well as on pivotal events of the Civil War and its aftermath.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Stahr is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSeward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStanton: Lincoln's War Secretary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJohn Jay: Founding Father\u003c\/i\u003e. A two-time winner of the Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography, Stahr practiced law in Washington and Asia for more than two decades. He is an honors graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9.25 x 6.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48051489014008,"sku":"9781439121184","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/ckJ1eWdCbC8xdUFJR2lxSFFPVi9ZQT09.webp?v=1772737517","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/seward-lincolns-indispensable-man-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}