William Seward should be commended for his cool head throughout the showdown with France over Mexico, a conflict Gen. U.S. Grant appeared itching for.
Excellent post and essential history.
Chernow's book on Grant is worth reading, if you haven't yet read it. (Chernow writes history better than anyone alive today, imo.)
This is definitely a piece of history worth telling, and one that foreign policy hawks in Washington should consider taking a look at. It might teach them something.
Excellent post and essential history.
Chernow's book on Grant is worth reading, if you haven't yet read it. (Chernow writes history better than anyone alive today, imo.)
This is definitely a piece of history worth telling, and one that foreign policy hawks in Washington should consider taking a look at. It might teach them something.