Summary of Roger Lowenstein's Ways and Means

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Lincoln had chosen William Seward, his closest rival for the Republican nomination, for the State Department. He wanted to appoint Chase to be the next Treasury secretary. The country was suffering a financial crisis, and investors were losing faith in government securities. #2 Financial pressure was being applied to the South to keep them in the Union. The North did not have the funds to pay off the debt they