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Edmund G. Ross : Soldier, Senator, Abolitionist / Richard A. Ruddy.
- Title
- Edmund G. Ross : Soldier, Senator, Abolitionist / Richard A. Ruddy.
- Author
- Ruddy, Richard A., 1939-
- Publication
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E664.R74 R83 2013 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xv, 328 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Ross was a significant abolitionist, journalist, Union officer, and, eventually, territorial governor of New Mexico. This first full-scale biography of Ross reveals his importance in the history of the United States"--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Project Muse UPCC books.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- History
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-319) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Young man working at the case -- The abolitionists: a call to action -- Joining the battle for a free Kansas -- Fighting slavery with words -- Ross, the record, and the railroads -- The Civil War and the Kansas volunteers -- Major Ross: return to civilian life -- Southern president, radical congress -- A surprising death, an unexpected appointment -- Reconstruction: the lines are drawn -- The 1867 election: Pomeroy and Ross -- Congress declares war on the president -- The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson -- Empty accusations: Ross fights back -- The last two years: a working senator -- The campaign to expose Pomeroy -- Liberals versus radicals: shifting alignments -- Albuquerque -- Understanding New Mexico -- Ross and the court of private land claims -- The Santa Fe ring and the territorial legislature -- The final years.
- ISBN
- 9780826353740 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0826353746 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780826353757 (electronic)
- 0826353754 (electronic)
- LCCN
- ^^2013015142
- OCLC
- 840460685
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library