Salmon P. Chase: A Biography [1ST ed.] 0195046536, 9780195046533, 9781423736127

Salmon P. Chase was one of the preeminent men of 19th-century America. A majestic figure, tall and stately, Chase was a

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Table of contents :
Contents......Page 12
1. Threshold......Page 16
2. Trials and Triumphs......Page 29
3. The Young Professional......Page 42
4. Upward Bound......Page 52
5. A Distant Shore......Page 68
6. To Recognize the Distinctions......Page 84
7. Climbing the Slippery Pole......Page 100
8. "Free Soil, Free Labor and Free Men,"......Page 112
9. Among the Great......Page 127
10. Mid-passage......Page 142
11. Independent Democrat......Page 153
12. An Uncertain Future......Page 166
13. On the Campaign Trail......Page 178
14. As Others See Us......Page 189
15. For the Good of the Party......Page 204
16. Defeat at the Summit......Page 219
17. Visit to Springfield......Page 235
18. Loaves and Fishes......Page 246
19. War......Page 256
20. No Other Recourse......Page 272
21. Military Moves and Missions......Page 303
22. High Stakes......Page 319
23. Emancipation with Exceptions......Page 331
24. Mixed Results......Page 343
25. Old Greenbacks......Page 359
26. Bad Company......Page 375
27. "It Is a Big Fish,"......Page 384
28. "So Help Me God,"......Page 396
29. A Trip South......Page 413
30. Universal Suffrage, Universal Amnesty......Page 426
31. Impeachment......Page 444
32. One Clear Call......Page 462
Abbreviations Used in Notes......Page 482
Notes......Page 488
B......Page 558
C......Page 560
D......Page 564
G......Page 565
H......Page 566
L......Page 567
M......Page 568
N......Page 569
P......Page 570
R......Page 571
S......Page 572
T......Page 573
W......Page 574
Z......Page 575

Salmon P. Chase: A Biography [1ST ed.]
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