Hamilton Fish

the inner history of the Grant administration

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Author

Allan Nevins

Publication

1936 - Dodd, Mead & company, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

233,000 words, Guess

Page Count

932 pages

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL16062538M
OCLC Control Number8582335
OCLC Control Number6678011
OCLC Control Number660417
Library of Congress Control Number37009994

Classifications

LCCE664.F52 N42

Description

This biography of the Secretary of State under President Grant received the Pulitzer Prize for biography. In the midst of Reconstruction following the Civil War, Fish was a commanding figure who was one of the ablest Cabinet members. His astute and patient diplomacy kept the peace in foreign and domestic affairs.

Subjects

Topics

Foreign relations Politics and governmentFish, Hamilton, 1808-1893Fish, Hamilton, -- 1808-1893.Grant, Ulysses S. -- 1822-1885.United States -- Foreign relations -- 1869-1877.United States -- Politics and government -- 1869-1877.