Lincoln's Autocrat
Title | Lincoln's Autocrat PDF eBook |
Author | William Marvel |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 2015-04-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1469622505 |
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. In the first full biography of Stanton in more than fifty years, William Marvel offers a detailed reexamination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy. Marvel argues that while Stanton was a formidable advocate and politician, his character was hardly benign. Climbing from a difficult youth to the pinnacle of power, Stanton used his authority--and the public coffers--to pursue political vendettas, and he exercised sweeping wartime powers with a cavalier disregard for civil liberties. Though Lincoln's ability to harness a cabinet with sharp divisions and strong personalities is widely celebrated, Marvel suggests that Stanton's tenure raises important questions about Lincoln's actual control over the executive branch. This insightful biography also reveals why men like Ulysses S. Grant considered Stanton a coward and a bully, who was unashamed to use political power for partisan enforcement and personal preservation.
Stanton
Title | Stanton PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Stahr |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 768 |
Release | 2017-08-08 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1476739307 |
"Of the crucial men close to President Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (1814-1869) was the most powerful and controversial. Stanton raised, armed, and supervised the army of a million men who won the Civil War. He organized the war effort. He directed military movements from his telegraph office, where Lincoln literally hung out with him ... Now with this worthy complement to the enduring library of biographical accounts of those who helped Lincoln preserve the Union, Stanton honors the indispensable partner of the sixteenth president"--
Edwin Stanton
Title | Edwin Stanton PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Allison |
Publisher | Infobase Learning |
Pages | 75 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1438144180 |
This book relates events in the personal and professional life of Edwin Stanton, who served as President Lincoln's Secretary of War, during the Civil War.
Edwin McMasters Stanton
Title | Edwin McMasters Stanton PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Abial Flower |
Publisher | |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton
Title | Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton PDF eBook |
Author | George Congdon Gorham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 564 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Meet Edwin M. Stanton, Patriot Preeminent, for a Quarter of an Hour
Title | Meet Edwin M. Stanton, Patriot Preeminent, for a Quarter of an Hour PDF eBook |
Author | Willis Weaver |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN |
A Contribution to History
Title | A Contribution to History PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Wilson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1871 |
Genre | |
ISBN |