LEADER 02882oam 22006494a 450 001 9910969029803321 005 20251117072336.0 010 $a1-61234-849-1 010 $a1-61234-847-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000685603 035 $a(EBL)4529743 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001672188 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16470131 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001672188 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14900884 035 $a(PQKB)11190546 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4529743 035 $a(OCoLC)950053362 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse50928 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4529743 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11212867 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL923944 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000685603 100 $a20160208d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmiable Scoundrel$eSimon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War /$fPaul Kahan 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLincoln :$cPotomac Books, An imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,$d2016. 210 3$aBaltimore, Md. :$cProject MUSE, $d2016 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (386 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-61234-814-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: warm friends and bitter enemies -- A determined will and a right purpose -- The great Winnebago chief, 1838-45 -- True-hearted Pennsylvanian, able, fearless, and unflinching, 1845-49 -- Exclude him from the ranks of the Democratic Party, 1849-60 -- What they worship is the God of success, 1860-61 -- Then profit shall accrue, 1861-62 -- Gentlemen, the paragraph stands, 1861-62 -- A man out of office in Washington, 1862-67 -- Nothing can beat you, 1867-77 -- I'll behave myself as long as I'm here, 1877-89 -- Conclusion: I did the best I could and was never untrue to a friend. 330 $aFrom abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln's secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799-1889) was one of the nineteenth century's most prominent political figures. 606 $aLegislators$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aCabinet officers$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aMaytown (Lancaster County, Pa.)$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1861-1865 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1849-1877 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLegislators 615 0$aCabinet officers 676 $a973.7092 676 $aB 700 $aKahan$b Paul$01654115 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969029803321 996 $aAmiable Scoundrel$94458256 997 $aUNINA