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Lincoln and the indians : Civil War policy and politics
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- ISBN: 9780873518758
- ISBN: 0873518756
- ISBN: 9780873518765
- ISBN: 0873518764
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Physical Description:
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xv, 223 pages ; 23 cm - Publisher: Saint Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, �2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "With a new preface by the author"--Cover. Originally published: Columbia, MO : University of Missouri Press, 1978. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Indian system : "a sink of iniquity" -- Lincoln and the southern tribes : "our great father at Washington has turned against us" -- The Indian expedition : "a great exhausting affair" -- Lincoln and the refugees : "a multitude of cares" -- Indian affairs in Minnesota : "a system of wholesale robberies" -- Rebellion in Minnesota : "a most terrible and exciting Indian war" -- Lincoln and the Sioux executions : "I could not afford to hang men for votes" -- Lincoln and removal : "a disagreeable subject" -- The President and the reformers : "this Indian system shall be reformed!" -- The failure of reform : "the do nothing policy here is complete" -- Concentration and militarism : "those who resist should be pursued by the military and punished" -- Lincolnian attitudes toward Indians : "a dying race ... giving place to another race with a higher civilization" -- Lincoln and other Indians : "a great revolution in the conduct of Indian affairs." |
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| Subject: | Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Relations with Indians of North America Indians of North America Government relations United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | E 457.2 .N6 N53 2012 | 280371 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
| Lummi Library | E 457.2 .N6 N53 2012 | 288043 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |