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eoeStahr gives Seward his due in this intelligent and illuminating biography of one of the most important political figures of the 19th century. . . . He wasn't just Lincoln's indispensable man; throughout his career Seward was an indispensable man to the nation as well.e, This magnificent biography finally provides what William Henry Seward so justly deservesa full, terrific and complex portrait of his endlessly fascinating life., Stahr gives Seward his due in this intelligent and illuminating biography of one of the most important political figures of the 19th century. . . . He wasn't just Lincoln's indispensable man; throughout his career Seward was an indispensable man to the nation as well., eoeWalter Stahre(tm)s new biography offers an overdue reminder of the much broader scope of [Sewarde(tm)s] work.e, eoeIn this fine volume, Walter Stahr has rendered a signal service by resurrecting the life of the often neglected William Henry Seward. His sweeping portrait of the long-standing Secretary of State is always lucid, engaging, scrupulously fair-minded, and deeply researched. This biography stands as a valuable addition to the rich literature of American politics in the mid-nineteenth century.e, Politician, diplomat, raconteur, a figure of controversy and power, Seward has finally found a biographer equal to his importance.|9781439121184|, eoeThis formidable figure has finally gained the biographer hee(tm)s long deservedea first-rate biography.e, This magnificent biography finally provides what William Henry Seward so justly deserves--a full, terrific and complex portrait of his endlessly fascinating life., This highly readable biography, based on thorough research in original sources, effectively shows that Seward deserves more fame as a patriot-statesman than he has traditionally enjoyed., In this fine volume, Walter Stahr has rendered a signal service by resurrecting the life of the often neglected William Henry Seward. His sweeping portrait of the long-standing Secretary of State is always lucid, engaging, scrupulously fair-minded, and deeply researched. This biography stands as a valuable addition to the rich literature of American politics in the mid-nineteenth century., eoeThis highly readable biography, based on thorough research in original sources, effectively shows that Seward deserves more fame as a patriot-statesman than he has traditionally enjoyed.e, This formidable figure has finally gained the biographer he's long deserved…a first-rate biography., This formidable figure has finally gained the biographer he's long deserved...a first-rate biography., Walter Stahr's new biography offers an overdue reminder of the much broader scope of [Seward's] work., Politician, diplomat, raconteur, a figure of controversy and power, Seward has finally found a biographer equal to his importance.e|9781439121184|, Politician, diplomat, raconteur, a figure of controversy and power, Seward has finally found a biographer equal to his importance., eoeThis magnificent biography finally provides what William Henry Seward so justly deservese"a full, terrific and complex portrait of his endlessly fascinating life.e, [A] masterly new biography . . . [of] one of the most influential and polarizing American politicians of the nineteenth century., eoe[A] masterly new biography . . . [of] one of the most influential and polarizing American politicians of the nineteenth century.e, This magnificent biography finally provides what William Henry Seward so justly deserves-a full, terrific and complex portrait of his endlessly fascinating life.
