Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival Free Audiobook Download by Walter Stahr

Salmon P. Chase was Abraham Lincoln's rival for the presidency in the 1860 election. As a journalist, he reported on the battle of Gettysburg and other key events of the Civil War and is credited with influencing public opinion to end slavery in the United States.

Salmon P. Chase was a man on the rise, a powerful politician who had recently served as United States Senator for Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury. He was so much more than just another politician: he was a strategist and his intellect knew no bounds. In "Lincoln's Vital Rival", Walter Stahr paints Chase as Lincoln's harshest critic, one who had been subjected to Lincoln's scathing wit for years and believed that Lincoln would be defeated at the polls by his own hand.

Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival is a biography of Salmon Portland Chase, Lincoln's rival and best friend.

Lincoln's rival, Salmon P. Chase, was one of the most controversial figure in American political history. He was born a poor Illinois farm boy to parents with little money but had an entrepreneurial streak that led him to become one of the country's wealthiest businessmen during the Civil War era when he would go on to found several banks and railroads.

This audiobook tells the story of the rivalry between Salmon P. Chase and Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860. In order to win the election, Lincoln needed a way to get Chase's support. He made it happen, earning enough votes from Chase to win the election

Salmon P. Chase was Lincoln's most formidable opponent during the Civil War, and from a farm in Ohio, he could not have been more different than the president. Yet Chase had a deep understanding of politics and was very clever at addressing voters' concerns.