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William Henry Seward and the secession crisis the effort to prevent civil war

"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
eBook, English, c2009
McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C., c2009