Thomas Ewing Jr. : frontier lawyer and Civil War general / Ronald D. Smith.

Thomas Ewing Jr. : frontier lawyer and Civil War general /

"Examines Thomas Ewing Jr.'s career as a real estate lawyer, judge, soldier, and speculator in Kansas and how he came to national prominence in the fight over the proslavery Lecompton Constitution, was instrumental in starting the Union Pacific Railroad, and became the first chief justice...

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Main Author: Smith, Ronald D., 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2008.
Series:Shades of blue and gray series.
Subjects:
Ewing, Thomas, > 1829-1896.
Ewing family.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Lawyers > Ohio > Biography.
Judges > Kansas > Biography.
Businessmen > United States > Biography.
Kansas > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Missouri > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
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