Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War
This is a biography of "the terrible Stanton," the man of iron who solved all problems by inflexible logic and used whip for a tongue. And he was the greatest figure in Lincoln's cabinet- the indispensable man. This biography tells the story of Stanton's life before he was war minister, as well as his achievements during the Civil War
collective biographies
xiii, 520 pages portrait, maps 22 cm
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