passage of the 13th amendment. they're not even in the team of rivals. they're in the book "final freedom" and in other books. there is a really terrific, detailed depiction shun of the seward lobby in an old book pie john cox, politics, principle, and prejudice. if you want to read it the chapter on the seward lobby is masterful and freely available online through the internet archive. this lobby was real. the characters depicted in the movie are real. james spader the actor plays the tennessee attorney, real guy. okay? there is robert lathum and richard shell. these are real figures. but the actual behavior of the seward lobby is totally