{"product_id":"the-sewards-of-new-york-a-biography-of-a-leading-american-political-family-hardback-9781501782657","title":"The Sewards of New York; A Biography of a Leading American Political Family (Hardback) 9781501782657","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Sewards of New York\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Biography of a Leading American Political Family\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas P. Slaughter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501782657\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages, 15 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 2 line drawings - 15 Halftones, black and white - 2 Line drawings, unspecified\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.907 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\u003cp\u003e\"The author crafts an intimate family portrait.\" – \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The tome includes countless references to the Capital Region (Seward served as both governor of New York and as a member of the state Senate in Albany). It also provides intimate glimpses into the lives of a family rocked by war and violence (an injured and bedridden Seward was viciously stabbed by one of John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators; three of Seward's children were present during the attempted murder).\" – \u003ci\u003eSaratoga TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sewards of New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e shines a light on one of the most important and fascinating political families of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e Through recently discovered family correspondence, Thomas P. Slaughter unveils the inner lives of the Seward family, tracing their joys and sorrows as the nation grappled with rapid expansion and deepening divisions on its path to the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Henry Seward, the family's most prominent member, was a state senator, governor, US senator, and secretary of state. Henry, as his family knew him, was often absent from their Auburn, NY, home, in Albany or Washington, DC, and so remained connected to the family through the long letters numbering in the thousands that they exchanged. These writings reveal Henry as a son, brother, husband, and father, as much as they show him as a politician and statesman. But it is his wife, Frances, who is the hub around which this family story revolves. Slaughter explores the extended Auburn family during a half century of profound change in American homes, marriage, and childrearing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye for the provocative and revealing, Slaughter takes us behind the curtain of the early Victorian era's private sphere. He, and the Sewards in their own words, portray life as it was lived by the influential and powerful, but also by many who lived more private lives that are now lost to us. \u003ci\u003eThe Sewards of New York\u003c\/i\u003e paints a rich portrait of an extraordinary family that played a key role in nineteenth-century New York and national politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Ancestors in the House, 1817–1851\u003cbr\u003e2. Henry's Backstory, 1801–1824\u003cbr\u003e3. Inmates All, 1825–1831\u003cbr\u003e4. For Better, 1831\u003cbr\u003e5. And for Worse, 1832–1835\u003cbr\u003e6. Happy Christmas and a Sad New Year, 1835–1837\u003cbr\u003e7. Panics, 1837–1838\u003cbr\u003e8. Ambition, 1838–1839\u003cbr\u003e9. Governor's Family, 1839–1841\u003cbr\u003e10. Lame Ducks, 1842–1844\u003cbr\u003e11. Domestic Perplexities, 1844–1848\u003cbr\u003e12. Governor Seward Goes to Washington, 1849\u003cbr\u003e13. Losses, 1850–1851\u003cbr\u003e14. Bubble of Ambition, 1852–1856\u003cbr\u003e15. Sojourners, 1856–1859\u003cbr\u003e16. Launch, 1859\u003cbr\u003e17. Home Sweet Home, 1859–1860\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Homes Again, 1860\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Three Hills","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52716362039576,"sku":"9781501782657","price":27.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-sewards-of-new-york-a-biography-of-a-leading-american-political-family-hardback-9781501782657","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}