{"title":"William Marvel","description":"William Marvel is the author of Mr. Lincoln Goes to War, Lee's Last Retreat, Andersonville, and several other acclaimed books on the Civil War. He has won a Lincoln Prize, the Douglas Southall Freeman Award, and the Bell Award.","products":[{"product_id":"lincolns-autocrat-the-life-of-edwin-stanton-paperback","title":"Lincoln's Autocrat: The Life of Edwin Stanton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdwin M. Stanton (1814-1869), one of the nineteenth century's most impressive legal and political minds, wielded enormous influence and power as Lincoln's secretary of war during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction. In the first full biography of Stanton in more than fifty years, William Marvel offers a detailed reexamination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy. Marvel argues that while Stanton was a formidable advocate and politician, his character was hardly benign. Climbing from a difficult youth to the pinnacle of power, Stanton used his authority -- and the public coffers -- to pursue political vendettas, and he exercised sweeping wartime powers with a cavalier disregard for civil liberties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough Lincoln's ability to harness a cabinet with sharp divisions and strong personalities is widely celebrated, Marvel suggests that Stanton's tenure raises important questions about Lincoln's actual control over the executive branch. This insightful biography also reveals why men like Ulysses S. 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Drawing on original sources, Marvel suggests that Lincoln not only missed opportunities to avoid conflict with the South but actually fanned the flames of war. Then he wittingly violated the Constitution in his effort to preserve the Union. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a keen eye for the telling detail -- on the battlefield as well as in the White House -- William Marvel delivers a satisfying revisionist history of Lincoln and the early days of the Civil War.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother provocative work by the leading contrarian historian of the American Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e George C. Rable, author of \u003ci\u003eFredericksburg! Fredericksburg!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This groundbreaking work of history investigates the mystery of how the Civil War began, reconsidering the big question: Was it inevitable? William Marvel vividly depicts President Lincoln's tumultuous first year in office, from his inauguration through the rising crisis of secession and the first several months of the war. Drawing on original sources, Marvel suggests that Lincoln not only missed opportunities to avoid conflict with the South but actually fanned the flames of war. Then he wittingly violated the Constitution in his effort to preserve the Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With a keen eye for the telling detail on the battlefield as well as in the White House William Marvel delivers a satisfying revisionist history of Lincoln and the early days of the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A brilliant narrative that reveals the possibilities of the past that were squandered by historical figures who seem so unassailable and godlike to us today.\"\u003cbr\u003e Peter S. Carmichael, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Generation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The most provocative account of events in 1861 in a generation. Readers who think they understand the Civil War's first year and the roles played by Abraham Lincoln, Nathanial Lyon, Charles Stone, and a host of others should brace themselves for a bold new perspective.\"\u003cbr\u003e A. Wilson Greene, author of \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Backbone of the Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e William Marvel is the author of \u003ci\u003eLee's Last Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Place Called Appomattox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAndersonville: The Last Depot\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other acclaimed books on the Civil War. 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