Lincoln's autocrat : the life of Edwin Stanton /

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Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869), one of the nineteenth century's most impressive legal and political minds, wielded enormous influence and power as Lincoln's Secretary of War during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction. William Marvel offers a detai...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Marvel, William
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2015.
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Friends and associates.
Stanton, Edwin M. > (Edwin McMasters), > 1814-1869.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
United States. > War Department > Biography.
United States. > War Department.
1861-1877
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Biography.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
Ministres > États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Cabinet officers.
Friendship.
Politics and government.
Statesmen.
United States > Politics and government > 1865-1869.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1869.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1861-1865.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869), one of the nineteenth century's most impressive legal and political minds, wielded enormous influence and power as Lincoln's Secretary of War during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction. William Marvel offers a detailed reexamination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469623313
1469623315
1469622491
9781469622491

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