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Man of Douglas, man of Lincoln : the political odyssey of James Henry Lane
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Man of Douglas, man of Lincoln : the political odyssey of James Henry Lane / Ian Michael Spurgeon.
ISBN
9780826218148 (alk. paper)
0826218148 (alk. paper)
Published
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Summary
"Focusing on the last twelve years of James Henry Lane's life, Spurgeon delves into key aspects of his career such as his time as an Indiana congressman, his role in Kansas's constitutional conventions, and his evolving stance on slavery to challenge prevailing views on Lane's place in history"--Provided by publisher.
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Internet Archive collection.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
Contents
Lane in Indiana, 1854-1855
Lane goes to Kansas, 1855
Lane and the Kansas memorial, 1856
Lane's army of the north, 1856
Lane and LeCompton, 1857
Lane and the Leavenworth Constitution, 1858
Lane's political comeback, 1858-1861
Lane and the beginning of the Civil War, 1861-1862
Lane and his enemies, 1862-1863
Lane and slavery, 1861-1865
Lane and the end of the Civil War, 1864-1866.
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