Antique 1880 Life of Zachariah Chandler The Detroit Post Republican Politician

Description: Antique 1880 The Life of Zachariah Chandler: An Outline Sketch of His Life and Public Services by The Detroit Post and Tribune. - Biography of Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) an American businessman, politician, and one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term senator from the state of Michigan, and Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant. As a successful young businessman in Detroit, Chandler supported the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War, he advocated for the Union war effort, the abolition of slavery, and civil rights for freed African Americans. As Secretary of the Interior, Chandler eradicated serious corruption in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, fully endorsing President Grant's Peace Policy initiative to civilize American Indian tribes. In 1879, he was re-elected U.S. Senator and was a potential presidential candidate, but he died the following morning after giving a speech in Chicago. - First edition published in 1880 by The Post and Tribune Company, Publishers, Detroit. - Attractive decorative cover with gilt detailing - Black and white illustrations throughout - 396 pages - Very good condition for age. Some general shelf wear and scuffs to cover, though gilt and embossing is in good condition. Pages inside are clean and binding tight.

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