{"product_id":"lincolns-autocrat-the-life-of-edwin-stanton-paperback-softback-9781469636153","title":"Lincoln's Autocrat; The Life of Edwin Stanton (Paperback \/ softback) 9781469636153","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLincoln's Autocrat\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Life of Edwin Stanton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Marvel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781469636153\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e632 pages, 22 halftones, 3 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.7 x 3.9 cm, 0.9 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e[A] meticulously researched biography\"\". - \u003ci\u003eCivil War Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"The tremendous research, clarity and Marvel's narrative style make [this book] a joy to read. . . . Should enjoy a unique longevity unparalleled by its predecessors.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A complex work that will appeal to Civil War scholars and general readers who want a deeper treatment of Stanton.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Massively detailed and gracefully written. . . . A significant study of this prominent Civil War leader.\"\" - \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"This should be considered the definitive biography on Stanton and should stand as a classic of academia not only in the Civil War genre but the biographical style as well.  Incredibly researched, amazingly written and packed to the seams with information, \u003ci\u003eLincoln's Autocrat\u003c\/i\u003e  should be on the shelf of every Civil War historian.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eGettysburg Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Marvel effectively describes Edwin Stanton in one of the more important works to appear on the Union war effort in years.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Civil War Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Marvel's extraordinarily detailed and meticulously researched work is eye-opening.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"[A] riveting book [that] offers a highly detailed and scathing indictment of an unprincipled and repellent individual.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eOn Point: The Journal of Army History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Well-written.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"[A] remarkable biography.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Army History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEdwin 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52716600557848,"sku":"9781469636153","price":22.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lincolns-autocrat-the-life-of-edwin-stanton-paperback-softback-9781469636153","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}