Henry Cabot Lodge

Daniel Webster

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Produktbeschreibung

Daniel Webster: American Statesman, originally published in 1883, is one of the essential works of Henry Cabot Lodge's long and distinguished literary career. This exceptional biography covers Webster's childhood years and the exploits of his youth. Webster's life as a young Dartmouth College graduate in the legal and political arenas in New Hampshire are discussed at length, including an astute analysis of the noted case Dartmouth College v. Woodward. Webster's contributions to the Massachusetts Convention, his famous Plymouth Oration, and his days as U.S. Secretary of State are included as well. AUTHOR BIO: HENRY CABOT LODGE (1850-1924) was born in Boston, educated at Harvard, and admitted to the bar in 1876. Before beginning his long career in the U.S. Senate (1893-1924), he edited the North American Review (1873-76), was lecturer on American history at Harvard (1876-79), and edited The International Review (1880-81). In addition to his distinguished tenure as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1887 to 1893, he wrote historical works including the biographies of his great-grandfather George Cabot (1877). His other works include noted biographies of Alexander Hamilton (1882) and of George Washington (1889), as well as a nine-volume edition of the works of Hamilton (1885).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9781596051560
• ISBN-10: 1596051566
• Artikelnr.: 21199620

Autorenporträt

Henry Cabot Lodge was an American Republican leader, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He was born May 12, 1850, and died November 9, 1924. Since 1893 to 1924, he was in the US Senate. He is best known for his views on foreign affairs. The United States never joined the League of Nations because of his successful campaign against Woodrow Wilson's Treaty of Versailles. His concerns about that treaty also had an effect on how the modern United Nations is set up. Lodge was a well-known academic who got four degrees from Harvard University. His close friendship with Theodore Roosevelt began in 1884 and lasted their whole lives, even after Roosevelt left the Republican Party in 1912. As a representative, Lodge pushed for the failed Lodge Bill of 1890, which would have protected African Americans' right to vote and set up a national secret ballot. As a senator, Lodge was more involved in foreign affairs. He backed the Spanish-American War, the growth of American territory abroad, and the United States' entry into World War I. He was also in favor of limiting immigration. He joined the Immigration Restriction League and had an impact on the Immigration Act of 1917.