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Abraham Lincoln : a western legacy
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln : a western legacy / Richard W. Etulain.
- Author
- Etulain, Richard W.
- Publication
- Pierre : South Dakota Historical Society Press, [2020]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E457.6 .E88 2020 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 198 pages : illustrations; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "Abraham Lincoln had a long connection with the American West. Although not a popularly studied aspect of Lincoln's life, the West, including Dakota Territory, influenced him personally and politically. Historian Richard W. Etulain examines Lincoln's relationship with the region and his legacy over it, including the memorialization of and monumentation for the martyred president"--
- Series Statement
- South Dakota biography series ; volume 6
- Uniform Title
- South Dakota biography series ; volume 6.
- Subject
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Monuments > South Dakota
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Views on slavery
- 1800-1899
- Slavery > United States > Extension to the territories
- Monuments
- Politics and government
- Slavery
- Slavery > Extension to the territories
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) > History
- West (U.S.) > Politics and government > 19th century
- South Dakota
- South Dakota > Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- United States
- West United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Informational works.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186) and index.
- Contents
- Lincoln origins and rise -- Lincoln on the National Scene -- Lincoln Shapes the West -- Memorializing Lincoln and his Changing West -- Lincoln, Gutzon Borglum, and Mount Rushmore -- Lincoln and Mount Rushmore: Shifting Views.
- ISBN
- 9781941813324
- 1941813321
- LCCN
- 2020018454
- 40031057987
- OCLC
- on1154944347
- SCSB-14187794
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library