Abraham Lincoln's world : how riverboats, railroads, and Republicans transformed America /
Crump, Thomas.
London : Continuum,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-262) and index.
The American scene in 1809 -- The American riverboat -- The British connection -- Spanish America : independence and the Monroe doctrine -- Illinois : land of Lincoln -- King cotton -- The Missouri compromise -- Railroads -- California strikes gold -- Washington : 1847-1849 -- Bleeding Kansas -- Republicans and rebels.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.