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Amiable Scoundrel - Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War (Hardcover)
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Amiable Scoundrel - Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War (Hardcover)
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From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania,
Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon
Cameron (1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most
prominent political figures. In his wake, however, he left a series
of questionable political and business dealings and, at the age of
eighty, even a sex scandal. Far more than a biography of Cameron,
Amiable Scoundrel is also a portrait of an era that allowed-indeed,
encouraged-a man such as Cameron to seize political control. The
political changes of the early nineteenth century enabled him not
only to improve his status but also to exert real political
authority. The changes caused by the Civil War, in turn, allowed
Cameron to consolidate his political authority into a successful,
well-oiled political machine. A key figure in designing and
implementing the Union's military strategy during the Civil War's
crucial first year, Cameron played an essential role in pushing
Abraham Lincoln to permit the enlistment of African Americans into
the U.S. Army, a stance that eventually led to his forced
resignation. Yet his legacy has languished, nearly forgotten save
for the fact that his name has become shorthand for corruption,
even though no evidence has ever been presented to prove that
Cameron was corrupt. Amiable Scoundrel puts Cameron's actions into
a larger historical context by demonstrating that many politicians
of the time, including Abraham Lincoln, used similar tactics to win
elections and advance their careers. This study is the fascinating
story of Cameron's life and an illuminating portrait of his times.
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