Hamilton Fish

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: Politics and government,  Foreign relations,  Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893

People: Ulysses Simpson Grant Pres. United States,  Hamilton Fish,  Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885),  Hamilton Fish (1808-1893),  Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885 Grant

Places: United States

Times: 1869-1877