Salmon P. Chase: A Biography John Niven (Emeritus Professor of History, Emeritus Professor of History, Claremont Graduate School)
A fascinating, authorative biography of one of the major political figures of American Civil War period.
Salmon P. Chase: A Biography
Salmon P. Chase: A Biography
Zusammenfassung
Salmon P. Chase was one of the principal political figures in the Civil War period. A rival of Abraham Lincoln for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1860, he subsequently became Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln's wartime cabinet. Later Lincoln appointed him Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, where he presided over the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.
Salmon P. Chase: A Biography Zusammenfassung
Salmon P. Chase: A Biography Bewertungen
a balanced view of chase...a vivid sketch of one who moved through 'turbulent years as a majestic figure with an air of conscious superiority that many found repellent'...Niven's scholarship is impeccable. His writing is deft....presents a fascinating case study of the relationship between personal ambition and social progress. * Lexington Herald Leader, *
John Niven adds significantly to our understanding not just of Chase, but of the political and moral context of the mid-nineteenth century...Combining outstanding research with novel-like prose, Niven's work will likely tower for years to come as the definitive biography of Salmon P. Chase. * The Historian *
John Niven adds significantly to our understanding not just of Chase, but of the political and moral context of the mid-nineteenth century...Combining outstanding research with novel-like prose, Niven's work will likely tower for years to come as the definitive biography of Salmon P. Chase. * The Historian *
Über John Niven (Emeritus Professor of History, Emeritus Professor of History, Claremont Graduate School)
John Niven is Professor Emeritus of American History at Claremont Graduate School and is editor of the papers of Salmon P. Chase. His many books include Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Martin Van Buren and the Romantic Era of American Politics, and John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union: A Biography.
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GOR009521084
9780195046533
0195046536
Salmon P. Chase: A Biography John Niven (Emeritus Professor of History, Emeritus Professor of History, Claremont Graduate School)
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Oxford University Press Inc
1995-05-04
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