MARC Record from Library of Congress

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020 $a9780826353740 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a9780826353757 (electronic)
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050 00 $aE664.R74$bR83 2013
082 00 $a978.9/04092$aB$223
100 1 $aRuddy, Richard A.,$d1939-
245 10 $aEdmund G. Ross :$bSoldier, Senator, Abolitionist /$cRichard A. Ruddy.
264 1 $aAlbuquerque :$bUniversity of New Mexico Press,$c2013.
300 $axv, 328 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 311-319) and index.
505 0 $aYoung 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.
520 $a"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.
600 10 $aRoss, Edmund G.$q(Edmund Gibson),$d1826-1907.
650 0 $aLegislators$zUnited States$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bCongress.$bSenate$vBiography.
600 10 $aJohnson, Andrew,$d1808-1875$xImpeachment.
650 0 $aGovernors$zNew Mexico$vBiography.
651 0 $aNew Mexico$xHistory$y1848-