Stanton: Lincoln's War Secretary de Stahr, Walter - 2017-08-08

Simon & Schuster. New.. New Simon & Schuster, 2017 New 2017 New Sewn binding Cloth over boards Contains: Illustrations Audience: General/trade

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Crisp, clean pages except for a black felt-tip mark and a thin red smudge on the top edge of the book; no ownership marks; the hard cover and dust jacket show a little shallow crimping at spine ends, otherwise excellent. xix, 743pp. incl. index.

Simon & Schuster, 2017-08-08. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xix, 743 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. <br> "Walter Stahr, author of the New York Times bestseller Seward, now tells the amazing story of Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, the most powerful and controversial of the men close to the president. Stanton raised an army of a million men and directed it from his Washington telegraph office, with Lincoln often at his side. He arrested and imprisoned thousands for 'war crimes,' some serious and some merely political. He was essential to the nation's survival, and Lincoln never wavered in his support for Stanton. As Lincoln lay dying, Stanton took over the government, informing the nation of the attacks on Lincoln and others, starting the investigation of the assassination, Under Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson, Stanton insisted that the army had to… Leer más

Simon & Schuster, 2017-08-08. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.