Man of Douglas, man of Lincoln [electronic resource] : the political odyssey of James Henry Lane / Ian Michael Spurgeon.
By: Spurgeon, Ian Michael.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008Description: x, 291 p. : ports.Subject(s): Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866 | Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866 -- Political and social views | United States. Congress -- Biography | Politicians -- Kansas -- Biography | Legislators -- United States -- Biography | Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Generals -- United States -- Biography | Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861 | Indiana -- Politics and government -- 19th century | United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 978.1/02092 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
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.
"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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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