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02268aam a22004334a 4500 001 3E7B7BE469C611E69620BACFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160824014144 008 090519s2009 ncua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2009020565 020 $a 0786444282 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786444281 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)318421099 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d CDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ny $a n-us-ny 050 00 $a E415.9.S4 $b D46 2009 082 00 $a 328.73/092 B $2 22 082 14 $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Denton, Lawrence M. 245 10 $a William Henry Seward and the secession crisis : $b the effort to prevent civil war / $c Lawrence M. Denton. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Co., $c c2009. 300 $a v, 221 p. ; $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 520 2 $a "William Henry Seward, U.S. senator and former governor, lost the Republican Party nomination for president in 1860, but aided Lincoln's election by touring the country on behalf of the Republican ticket. This biography explores Seward's political power and the theory that, as president, he might have prevented the Civil War"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Luck of the draw -- To be president -- Henry takes charge -- February : Union light, shine bright -- March madness -- The point of no return -- Epilogue: Saving the nation -- Appendix: The 1860 presidential election. 600 10 $a Seward, William H. $q (William Henry), $d 1801-1872. 600 10 $a Seward, William H. $q (William Henry), $d 1801-1872 $x Political and social views. 650 0 $a Political leadership $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Legislators $z United States $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Senate $b Senate $v Biography. 650 0 $a Presidential candidates $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Governors $z New York (State) $v Biography. 651 0 $a Secession $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1849-1861 651 0 $a United States $x Causes $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Causes 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824030806.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3E7B7BE469C611E69620BACFDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search