This book is a very good biography of Salmon P。 Chase。 It is well researched and written。 The author delves into how Chase developed into a strong antislavery advocate early in his life and his subsequent attempts to end the practice through various political parties in which he participated and help develop。 He served as Secretary of the Treasury during Lincoln’s terms in office and was also Chief Justice of the Supreme Court。 He was not an overly complicated man， but his personal life was marr This book is a very good biography of Salmon P。 Chase。 It is well researched and written。 The author delves into how Chase developed into a strong antislavery advocate early in his life and his subsequent attempts to end the practice through various political parties in which he participated and help develop。 He served as Secretary of the Treasury during Lincoln’s terms in office and was also Chief Justice of the Supreme Court。 He was not an overly complicated man， but his personal life was marred by tragedy a number of time。 I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in learning about one of the main characters in Lincoln’s Team of Rivals。I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley， Goodreads， Amazon， Facebook and my nonfiction book review blog。 。。。more