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Copyright, 1899, by HARPER & BROTHERS.
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XXVIII. SIGNS OF THE INADEQUACY OF SEWARD'S POLICY OF
XXXI. Two DIPLOMATIC INCIDENTS: SEWARD AND THE
DECLARATION OF PARIS; BRITISH AND FRENCH
"NEGOTIATIONS" WITH THE CONFEDERACY
187
XXXII. "KING COTTON," THE BLOCKADE, AND THE EU-
ROPEAN INCLINATION TO INTERFERE, 1861
204
223
XXXIII. THE TRENT AFFAIR
XXXIV. SEWARD AND THE POLITICAL PRISONERS, TO FEB-
CHAPTER
XXXVIII. THE BRINK OF A FOREIGN WAR: BLOCKADE-RUN-
PAGE
NING AND BUILDING CONFederate WAR-SHIPS. 374
XXXIX. THE END OF THE WAR.
400
XL. SEWARD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD FRENCH INTERVEN-
TION IN MEXICO.
419
XLI. SEWARD'S PART IN RECONSTRUCTION, 1865-69 .
XLII. ASPIRATIONS FOR TERRITORIAL EXPANSION: THE
PURCHASE OF ALASKA; ATTEMPTS TO ANNEX
ST. THOMAS, ST. JOHN, SANTO DOMINGO, AND
HAWAII.
XLIII I. NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
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443
470
492
H. SOME TRAITS AS SECRETARY OF STATE
XLIV. TRAVELS AND SUNSET, 1869-72.-SOME CONCLU-
SIONS
APPENDIX.
514
531
THE LIFE OF
WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD