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Edmund G. Ross soldier, senator, abolitionist
Author
Title
Edmund G. Ross [electronic resource] : soldier, senator, abolitionist / Richard A. Ruddy.
ISBN
9780826353757
9780826353740 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013)
Physical Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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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.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - UPCC 2013 Complete.
Project MUSE - UPCC 2013 History.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 15, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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