Author : Stephen G. Yanoff
Release : 2017-04-04
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 577/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Turbulent Times by : Stephen G. Yanoff
Download or read book Turbulent Times written by Stephen G. Yanoff. This book was released on 2017-04-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this magnificent new book, Stephen G. Yanoff offers a fresh and compelling portrait of William Henry Seward, one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century. Seward, best known for the purchase of Alaska, also served as governor of New York, United States senator, and Lincoln’s secretary of state during the Civil War. Exhaustively researched, drawing on hundreds of sources, TURBULENT TIMES sheds new light on this complex historical figure and the crucial role he played in shaping the fate of our nation. Most enlightening, the William Henry Seward who comes into focus in this superb narrative is a person of great intellect and curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity in his personal and private life.