{"product_id":"salmon-p-chase-lincolns-vital-rival-9781501199233","title":"Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an acclaimed, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling biographer, a timely reassessment of Abraham Lincoln's indispensable Secretary of the Treasury: a leading proponent for black rights both before and during his years in cabinet and later as Chief Justice of the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSalmon P. Chase is best remembered as a rival of Lincoln's for the Republican nomination in 1860--but there would not have \u003ci\u003ebeen\u003c\/i\u003e a national Republican Party, and Lincoln could not have won the presidency, were it not for the vital groundwork Chase laid over the previous two decades. Starting in the early 1840s, long before Lincoln was speaking out against slavery, Chase was forming and leading antislavery parties. He represented fugitive slaves so often in his law practice that he was known as the attorney general for runaway negroes, and he furthered his reputation as an outspoken federal senator and progressive governor of Ohio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTapped by Lincoln to become Secretary of the Treasury, Chase would soon prove vital to the Civil War effort, raising the billions of dollars that allowed the Union to win the war, while also pressing the president to emancipate the country's slaves and recognize black rights. When Lincoln had the chance to appoint a chief justice in 1864, he chose his faithful rival, because he was sure Chase would make the right decisions on the difficult racial, political, and economic issues the Supreme Court would confront during Reconstruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on previously overlooked sources, Walter Stahr sheds new light on a complex and fascinating political figure, as well as on the pivotal events of the Civil War and its aftermath. \u003ci\u003eSalmon P.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChase \u003c\/i\u003etells the forgotten story of a man at the center of the fight for racial justice in 19th century America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501199233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2021 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walter Stahr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574548996277,"sku":"9781501199233","price":30.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_afc5eb4c-10d4-49fa-95fd-a00b8fd52e38.jpg?v=1643695812","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/salmon-p-chase-lincolns-vital-rival-9781501199233","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}