William H. Seward, demi-god

[Linda Anderson]

I came across this site while I was researching William Seward today.

http://camphalfblood.wikia.com/wiki/William_H._Seward

It turns out that Seward is a character (of sorts) in Rick Riordan's The Last Olympian which is the fifth book of his series, Percy Jackson and The Olympians.

"We were passing Madison Square Park when Annabeth said, 'Pull over.'
I stopped in the middle of East 23rd. Annabelle jumped up and ran toward the park. By the time I caught up with her, she was staring at a bronze statue on a red marble pedestal. I'd probably passed it a million times but never really looked at it.
"The dude was sitting in a chair with his legs crossed. He wore an old-fashioned suit-Abraham Lincoln style-with a bow tie and long coattails and stuff. A bunch of bronze books were piled under his chair. He held a writing quill in one hand and a big metal parchment sheet in the other.
"'Why do we care about...' I squinted at the name on the pedestal. 'William H. Steward.'
"'Seward,' Annabeth corrected. 'He was a New York governor. Minor demigod-son of Hebe, I think. But that's not important. It's the statue I care about.'"

It turns out that the statue is an automaton as are most of the statues in New York City.

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Olympian-Perc...ans+book+5

The reason that the statue looks like Lincoln is that, except for the head, it is. To save money, the sculptor put Seward's head on a statue of Lincoln's body that he already had in his studio.