

An edition of Hamilton Fish (1936)
the inner history of the Grant administration. With an introd. by John Bassett Moore.
By Allan Nevins
Publish Date
1967
Publisher
F. Ungar
Language
eng
Pages
932
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.