Lincoln Looks West: From the Mississippi to the Pacific

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Copyright © 2010 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lincoln looks West : from the Mississippi to the Pacific / edited by Richard W. Etulain. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-2961-8 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8093-2961-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-8558-4 (ebook) ISBN-10: 0-8093-8558-9 (ebook) 1. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809–1865. 2. West (U.S.)— Politics and government—19th century. 3. United States—Territorial expansion—History—19th century. 4. Slavery—United States—Extension to the territories. I. Etulain, Richard W. E457.2.L8335 2010 978´.02—dc22 2009021082 Printed on recycled paper. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48-1992. ∞ To Adam Scofield Partch, a young Lincoln of the West ...