Abraham Lincoln : a western legacy / Richard W. Etulain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Etulain, Richard W., author.

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

South Dakota biography series ; volume 6.

South Dakota biography series ; volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Slavery--United States--Extension to the territories.

Slavery.

Monuments.

United States.

Slavery--Extension to the territories.

Politics and government.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Monuments--South Dakota.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Views on slavery.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.)--History.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.).

West (U.S.)--Politics and government--19th century.

West (U.S.).

South Dakota.

South Dakota--Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

West United States.

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 198 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pierre : South Dakota Historical Society Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Abraham Lincoln had a long connection with the American West. Although not a popularly studied aspect of Lincoln's life, the West, including Dakota Territory, influenced him personally and politically. Historian Richard W. Etulain examines Lincoln's relationship with the region and his legacy over it, including the memorialization of and monumentation for the martyred president"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Lincoln's Origins And Rise

2. Lincoln On The National Scene

3. Lincoln Shapes The West

4. Memorializing Lincoln And His Changing West

5. Lincoln, Gutzon Borglum, And Mount Rushmore

6. Lincoln And Mount Rushmore: Shifting Views.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781941813324

1941813321

OCLC:

1154944347

Publisher Number:

99990435849