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Lincoln's Autocrat - The Life of Edwin Stanton (Paperback)
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Lincoln's Autocrat - The Life of Edwin Stanton (Paperback)
Series: Civil War America
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Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869), one of the nineteenth century's most
impressive legal and political minds, wielded enormous influence
and power as Lincoln's Secretary of War during most of the Civil
War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction. In
the first full biography of Stanton in more than fifty years,
William Marvel offers a detailed reexamination of Stanton's life,
career, and legacy. Marvel argues that while Stanton was a
formidable advocate and politician, his character was hardly
benign. Climbing from a difficult youth to the pinnacle of power,
Stanton used his authority - and the public coffers - to pursue
political vendettas, and he exercised sweeping wartime powers with
a cavalier disregard for civil liberties. Though Lincoln's ability
to harness a cabinet with sharp divisions and strong personalities
is widely celebrated, Marvel suggests that Stanton's tenure raises
important questions about Lincoln's actual control over the
executive branch. This insightful biography also reveals why men
like Ulysses S. Grant considered Stanton a coward and a bully, who
was unashamed to use political power for partisan enforcement and
personal preservation.
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