A fascinating, authorative biography of one of the major political figures of American Civil War period.
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John NivenEAN: 9780195046533COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 1138 gHEIGHT: 244 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press IncDATE PUBLISHED: 1995-05-04CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, HISTORY / United States / 19th CenturyWIDTH: 165 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, c 1500 onwards to present day, Biography: historical, political and military, Central / national / federal government, History of the Americas
a balanced view of chase...a vivid sketch of one who moved through 'turbulent years as a majestic figure with an air of conscious superiority that many found repellent'...Niven's scholarship is impeccable. His writing is deft....presents a fascinating case study of the relationship between personal ambition and social progress., John Niven adds significantly to our understanding not just of Chase, but of the political and moral context of the mid-nineteenth century...Combining outstanding research with novel-like prose, Niven's work will likely tower for years to come as the definitive biography of Salmon P. Chase.
John Niven is Professor Emeritus of American History at Claremont Graduate School and is editor of the papers of Salmon P. Chase. His many books include Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Martin Van Buren and the Romantic Era of American Politics, and John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union: A Biography.
A fascinating, authorative biography of one of the major political figures of American Civil War period.
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John NivenEAN: 9780195046533COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 1138 gHEIGHT: 244 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press IncDATE PUBLISHED: 1995-05-04CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, HISTORY / United States / 19th CenturyWIDTH: 165 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, c 1500 onwards to present day, Biography: historical, political and military, Central / national / federal government, History of the Americas
John Niven is Professor Emeritus of American History at Claremont Graduate School and is editor of the papers of Salmon P. Chase. His many books include Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Martin Van Buren and the Romantic Era of American Politics, and John C. Calhoun and the Price of Union: A Biography.
