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1 online resource (xi, 262 pages) : maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Abraham Lincoln and the Trans-Mississippi American West: an introductory overview -- Lincoln and the Mexican War: an argument by analogy / Mark E. Neely, Jr. -- Lincoln, the West, abnd the antislavery politics of the 1850s / Michael S. Green -- Lincoln, the Thirteenth Amendment, and the admission of Nevada / Earl S. Pomeroy -- Lincoln and the territorial patronage: the ascendancy of the radicals in the West / Vincent G. Tegeder -- Lincoln's New Mexico patronage: saving the Far Southwest for the Union / Deren Earl Kellogg -- The tribe of Abraham: Lincoln and the Washington Territory / Robert W. Johannsen -- Dr. Anson G. Henry (1804-65): Lincoln's junkyard dog / Paul M. Zall -- The Mormon connection: Lincoln, the saints, and the crisis of equality / Larry Schweikart -- Lincoln and the Indians / David A. Nichols -- Lincoln and the American West: a bibliographical essay and a bibliography. |
| Summary |
This first-ever volume to comprehensively explore President Abraham Lincoln's ties to the American West brings together a variety of scholars and experts who offer a fascinating look at the sixteenth president's lasting legacy in the territory beyond the Mississippi River. Editor Richard W. Etulain's extensive introductory essay treats these western connections from Lincoln's early reactions to Texas, Oregon, and the Mexican War in the 1840s, through the 1850s, and during his presidency, providing a framework for the nine essays that follow. Each of these essays offers compe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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Slavery -- United States -- Extension to the territories.
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Slavery. |
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United States. |
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Slavery -- Extension to the territories. |
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West (U.S.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century.
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Territorial expansion. |
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History. |
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19th century |
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1800 - 1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Etulain, Richard W.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lincoln looks West. Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010 9780809329618 (DLC) 2009021082 (OCoLC)366494368 |
| ISBN |
9780809385584 (electronic book) |
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0809385589 (electronic book) |
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9780809329618 (alkaline paper) |
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0809329611 (alkaline paper) |
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