Lincoln and the Bluegrass : slavery and Civil War in Kentucky /

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The Bluegrass region of Kentucky was the only part of the slaveholding South Abraham Lincoln knew intimately. How the cultural environment of Lexington, the home of Lincoln's wife, with its pleasure-loving aristocracy, its distinguished political leaders, and its slave auctions shaped his opini...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Townsend, William H. (William Henry), 1890-1964 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 1955.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Views on slavery.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
1800-1899
Slavery > Kentucky > History > 19th century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Slavery.
Kentucky > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
Kentucky.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Athens of the West; 2. The Lincolns of Fayette; 3. The Early Todds; 4. The Little Trader from Hickman Creek; 5. Mary Ann Todd; Illustrations; 6. Slavery in the Bluegrass; 7. Grist to the Mill; 8. The True American; 9. The Lincolns Visit Lexington; 10. Widow Sprigg and Buena Vista; 11. A House Divided; 12. Milly and Alfred; 13. The Buried Years; 14. Storm Clouds; 15. Rebellion; 16. Stirring Days in Kentucky; 17. Problems of State and In-Law Trouble; 18. With Malice toward None; 19. Lilac Time; Bibliograhical Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I.
  • Jk; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w.

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