Edmund G. Ross : Soldier, Senator, Abolitionist /

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"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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ruddy, Richard A., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ross, Edmund G. > (Edmund Gibson), > 1826-1907
Johnson, Andrew, > 1808-1875
Johnson, Andrew, > 1808-1875 > Impeachment.
Ross, Edmund G. > (Edmund Gibson), > 1826-1907.
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Biographies.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Biography.
Legislators.
Impeachments.
Governors.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Gouverneurs > Nouveau-Mexique > Biographies.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Governors > New Mexico > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States.
New Mexico.
Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire > 1848-
New Mexico > History > 1848-
Biographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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