Sam Ward "King of the Lobby"
1965, First Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp cornered. ; 533 pages; Summary: Ward was in a New York banking family, brother of Julia Ward Howe, married into the Astor family, was in the Gold Rush, involved in the social life of New York and London, and was an epicure. He was also a very powerful lobbying influence on Congress and an author. His family connections and friends were prominent in many fields. Subjects: Ward, Samuel, -- 1814-1884. Lobbyists -- United States -- Biography. 533 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. Item #27226
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