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Author Ruddy, Richard A., 1939-

Title Edmund G. Ross : Soldier, Senator, Abolitionist / Richard A. Ruddy.

Publication Info. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection  978.904 R733Br 2013    ---  Lib Use Only
 Eureka Non-Fiction  92 Ross    ---  Available
Description xv, 328 pages ; 24 cm.
text rdacontent.
unmediated rdamedia.
volume rdacarrier.
Series Kansas Notable Book ; 2014.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-319) 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.
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.
Subject Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson), 1826-1907.
United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 -- Impeachment.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Governors -- New Mexico -- Biography.
New Mexico -- History -- 1848-
ISBN 9780826353740 (cloth : alk. paper)
0826353746 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780826353757 (electronic)
0826353754 (electronic)

 
    
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