Abraham Lincoln by Richard W. Etulain - 9781941813324

Abraham LincolnA Western Legacy\nAuthor(s): Richard W. Etulain\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: South Dakota State Historical Society, United States\nImprint: South Dakota State Historical Society\nISBN-13: 9781941813324, 978-1941813324\nSynopsis\nBest remembered as the man who carried the United States through a civil war and emancipated four million slaves, Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of nearly seventeen thousand books. While historians have chronicled his life and presidency, they rarely go beyond his assassination by John Wilkes Booth on 14 April 1865 to look at his legacy in the American West.\n\nAbraham Lincoln: A Western Legacy reveals how the sixteenth president shaped the country beyond the Mississippi River. Having grown up on the frontier and taken part in its political development, Lincoln often turned his attention westward after becoming president. By overseeing policies such as the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railroad Act and making key political appointments,.