Author: Robert H. RichardsonPublisher: Dorrance Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780805923629
Category : Tiltonsville (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Territorial Papers of the United States
Author: Clarence Edwin CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Tilton Territory
Author: Robert H. RichardsonPublisher: Dorrance Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780805923629
Category : Tiltonsville (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Free Boy
Author: Lorraine McConaghyPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 029580470X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Free Boy is the story of a 13-year-old slave who escaped from Washington Territory to freedom in Canada on the West's underground railroad. When James Tilton came to Washington Territory as surveyor-general in the 1850s he brought with his household young Charles Mitchell, a slave he had likely received as a wedding gift from a Maryland cousin. The story of Charlie's escape in 1860 on a steamer bound for Victoria and the help he received from free blacks reveals how national issues on the eve of the Civil War were also being played out in the West. Written with young adults in mind, the authors provide the historical context to understand the lives of both Mitchell and Tilton and the time in which the events took place. The biography explores issues of race, slavery, treason, and secession in Washington Territory, making it both a valuable resource for teachers and a fascinating story for readers of all ages. A V Ethel Willis White Book
Laws ... Enacted by the Legislative Assembly
Author: Washington TerritoryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Bulwark of the Republic
Author: Mary Ellen RowePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313058113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Although a poor replacement for a professional military in wartime, the militia embodied a set of ideas that defined attitudes toward social order, civic responsibility, and the nature and relative powers of the government. It was the supreme expression of civic values in a traditional, communal, agrarian village society. Rowe argues that the antebellum militia should be seen as a social and political institution, rather than a military one, and contends that it is a key to understanding the political and social values of early 19th century America. Ultimately, changing social and political values, demographic change and mobility, and finally the dramatic expansion of federal power occasioned by the Civil War would destroy the traditional militia. Because the militia's functions, failures, and meanings were most clearly apparent in new settlements along the frontier, Rowe examines three case studies that represent successive leaps across the Appalachians (Kentucky), the Mississippi (Missouri), and the Great Plains (Washington Territory). The first generation of settlers in Kentucky deliberately built a formal militia organization, in part for self-defense, in part as an explicit ideological and political statement. Despite both pre-existing Franco-Spanish militia and federal attempts to use the Territory in militia reform, American settlers in Missouri created a traditional Anglo-American militia there. A generation later, settlers in Washington Territory attempted to do the same, but the effort dissolved in a bitter controversy over the territorial governor's declaration of martial law.
The Frontier, the Union, and Stephen A. Douglas
Author: Robert Walter JohannsenPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252015779
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Railway Signaling and Communications
Author: The Irish General
Author: Paul R. WyliePublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806182636
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Irish patriot, Civil War general, frontier governor—Thomas Francis Meagher played key roles in three major historical arenas. Today he is hailed as a hero by some, condemned as a drunkard by others. Paul R. Wylie now offers a definitive biography of this nineteenth-century figure who has long remained an enigma. The Irish General first recalls Meagher’s life from his boyhood and leadership of Young Ireland in the revolution of 1848, to his exile in Tasmania and escape to New York, where he found fame as an orator and as editor of the Irish News. He served in the Civil War—viewing the Union Army as training for a future Irish revolutionary force—and rose to the rank of brigadier general leading the famous Irish Brigade. Wylie traces Meagher’s military career in detail through the Seven Days battles, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Wylie then recounts Meagher’s final years as acting governor of Montana Territory, sorting historical truth from false claims made against him regarding the militia he formed to combat attacking American Indians, and plumbing the mystery surrounding his death. Even as Meagher is lauded in most Irish histories, his statue in front of Montana’s capitol is viewed by some with contempt. The Irish General brings this multi-talented but seriously flawed individual to life, offering a balanced picture of the man and a captivating reading experience.
The Granite Monthly
Author: The Granite Monthly
Author: Henry Harrison MetcalfPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local history
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Contains articles on the White Mountains and a map.