Edmund G. Ross : soldier, senator, abolitionist / Richard A. Ruddy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruddy, Richard A., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Governors--New Mexico--Biography.

Governors.

New Mexico--History--1848-.

New Mexico.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

United States.

Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson), 1826-1907.

Ross, Edmund G.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875--Impeachment.

Johnson, Andrew.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Kansas Notable Book, 2014

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 30, 2013).

ISBN:

9780826353757

0826353754

OCLC:

860711467