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Book Review



Henry Wilson and the Coming of the Civil War. By John L. Myers. (Lanham: University Press of America, 2005. x, 565 pp. Paper, $65.00, ISBN 0-7618-2608-4.)

Over the last century Henry Wilson's reputation has suffered greatly, and he has become one of the more obscure founders of the Republican party. Vice president during Ulysses S. Grant's second term in office, Wilson has fallen victim to the curse that has been endured by many who have held the second-highest office: He has become anonymous. . . .

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