Lincoln's autocrat : the life of Edwin Stanton
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Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015].
ISBN
9781469622491, 1469622491
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bensenville Community Public Library District - Nonfiction | 973.7092 STA | On Shelf |
Berkeley Public Library - Stacks | B STANTON | On Shelf |
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | BIOGRAPHY STANTON EDWIN | On Shelf |
West Chicago Public Library District - Adult Biography | BIO STANTON, EDWIN | Checked out |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Biography.
Stanton, Edwin M. -- (Edwin McMasters), -- 1814-1869.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869.
United States. -- War Department -- Biography.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Biography.
Stanton, Edwin M. -- (Edwin McMasters), -- 1814-1869.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869.
United States. -- War Department -- Biography.
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Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 611 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781469622491, 1469622491
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-586) and index.
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Marvel, W. (2015). Lincoln's autocrat: the life of Edwin Stanton . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marvel, William. 2015. Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marvel, William. Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton The University of North Carolina Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Marvel, William. Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton The University of North Carolina Press, 2015.
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