Lincoln and Oregon Country Politics in the Civil War Era
“Once again, historian Richard Etulain has provided a scholarly, lively,   and definitive look at Lincoln and the Pacific Northwest. Lincoln   himself thought the ‘Far Corner’ of Oregon simply too far to become his   own home, but his close ties to many friends who did migrate there   remained important in both elections and war. Etulain re-creates the   pioneer spirit and political fractiousness of Oregon with a keen eye for   both the sweep of history and the small anecdotes that make the best   history books irresistible.”—Harold Holzer, Chairman, Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation