Sujet
Fernando Wood, American politician, c1860s (1955). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Fernando Wood, American politician, c1860s (1955). Wood (1812-1881) served as United States congressman from 1841-1843, 1863-1865 and 1867-1881 and was twice Mayor of New York City (1856-1858, 1860-1862). He was a prominent 'Copperhead', a northern Democrat who opposed the American Civil War, proposing that New York secede from the Union and become a free city in order to continue to benefit from its lucrative cotton trade with the South. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York, 1955.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1955
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C54_284
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (2,6Mo) / 31,9cm x 39,2cm / 3773 x 4630 (300dpi)