David Von Drehle's 'Rise to Greatness' follows Lincoln in 1862; The 16th president, played by Daniel Day-Lewis in Spielberg's new film, is written about most ...

Which is why Seward realized the USA should buy Alaska from Russia in 1867. You grasp why Lincoln grew to cherish Seward's sturdy optimism and clear-eyed political pragmatism.

William’s father, Edmund Burroughs was a mechanic, and his mother, Ellen Julia was a homemaker. Edmund so admired William Henry Seward, the then New York governor and famous abolitionist that he named ...

Adam Gopnik reviews “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War,” by Michael Vorenberg, and “1861: The Lost Peace,” by Jay Winik.

These men did not then pretend to be advancing thoughts which were entirely new. They aimed at a rebirth of the visions which led William Henry Seward to purchase Alaska in the middle of the ...

William Henry Seward – the American politician who brokered the landmark deal (Picture: Getty Images) William Seward – rightly – receives plenty of plaudits now for his role in the purchase.

In all, the Hairy Eagle that went on display at the Metropolitan Fair in Union Square on April 4 contained hair from Lincoln, and his wife, Mary Todd, his entire cabinet, including William Henry ...

The Apple TV+ series 'Manhunt' depicts all of the intended victims of the assassination plot which led to the death of Lincoln, including William H. Seward.

He and his group plan to kill Vice President Andrew Johnson (Glenn Morshower) and Secretary of State William Henry Seward (Larry Pine), and, if they’re lucky, assassinate President Abraham ...

An early portrait of William Henry Seward, a member of Union's Class of 1820, in Union College president Stephen Ainlay's office on the Union campus in Schenectady Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013.