Twice previously for this blog (here and here), I have submitted posts asking whether William Henry Seward (1801-1872) has anything to offer intellectual history. In both, I explored how the former Secretary of State adopted intellectual trappings and deployed intellectuals for foreign policy gains. Another way to consider Seward is an early globalist figure. An apostle of expansion, Seward was also well-travelled, completing four lengthy international journeys during his lifetime including a full circumnavigation of the globe in his retirement.  Out of that trip came Seward’s last intellectual act— a sprawling travel narrative, William H. Seward’s Travels Around the World, Read more