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The sacred cause of union : Iowa in the Civil War / Thomas R. Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Thomas R. (Thomas Robert), 1959- author.
- Series:
- Iowa and the Midwest experience
- Iowa and the midwest experience
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and government.
- Iowa--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Iowa.
- History.
- Iowa--Politics and government--19th century.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 285 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- Thomas R. Baker is the associate dean of students at the University of Iowa. A judicial administrator since 1988, he specializes in civil rights investigations. He lives in Muscatine with his partner, Neva Rettig Baker. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The storm before the hurricane
- The military frenzy
- United in spirit if not in readiness
- Preserving Missouri for the union
- Blood sacrifice
- Radical impulse in the new west
- The militant class of 1862
- 1863: triumph in Mississippi and Arkansas
- 1864: a heightened level of violence
- The radical legacy
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Electronic version: Baker, Thomas R. (Thomas Robert), 1959- Sacred cause of union.
- ISBN:
- 9781609384357
- 1609384350
- OCLC:
- 946075619
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