Abraham Lincoln and the Western Territories
Calvin N. Smith
Barcode 9780830412471
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Release Date: 01/01/1994
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Biography
Label: Rowman & Littlefield
Contributors: Ralph Y. McGinnis (Edited by)
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Instead of battling the West with a pistol, Abraham Lincoln tamed America's western territories with his famous pen. By passing laws that offered cheap land, adequate railway transportation, and inexpensive, practical education, Lincoln provided the means for the settlement of the Great American West. By examining policies, problems, and actions,Abraham Lincoln and the Western Territories tells the story of how the Wild West was won for the Union. A Burnham Publishers book