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Thomas Ewing Jr. : frontier lawyer and Civil War general
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Thomas Ewing Jr. : frontier lawyer and Civil War general
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Thomas Ewing Jr., first chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, began his career as a real estate lawyer, judge, soldier, and speculator in Kansas. He came to national prominence in the fight over the proslavery Lecompton Constitution, and was instrumental in starting the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Title
Thomas Ewing Jr. : frontier lawyer and Civil War general
Call No
E415.9.E95
Authors
Smith, Ronald D., 1947-
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.
Language
English
Published
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008.
Publication Desc
xvi, 377 p. : ill. ;
ISBN
9780826218063

(alk. paper)

LCCN
2008021866
Series
Shades of blue and gray series Shades of blue and gray series.
Dimensions
25 cm.