The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War

[BettyO]

Seward liked cigars, liquor and cats! A little man with a husky voice (probably from smoking) he appeared as if he never combed his graying red hair and one person described him with his beaked nose, large ears and "sandy colored hair" as if he were an active, garrulous old bird! He cared nothing for fashion and wore old, out of date tail coats -

While I know very little about politics, here is another very interesting article about Seward and his policies -

https://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=1017