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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Denton, Lawrence M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2009]
Subjects:	Seward, William H. > (William Henry), > 1801-1872. Seward, William H. > (William Henry), > 1801-1872 > Political and social views. Political leadership > United States > Case studies. Legislators > United States > Biography. United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography. Presidential candidates > United States > Biography. Governors > New York (State) > Biography. Secession > United States. United States > Politics and government > 1849-1861. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.

Table of Contents:

Luck of the draw
To be president
Henry takes charge
February : Union light, shine bright
March madness
The point of no return
Epilogue: Saving the nation
Appendix: The 1860 presidential election.