Abraham Lincoln and the American West

Victory Branch
Monday, July 12, 2010
7:00pm

A slide-illustrated presentation by Richard W. Etulain, presents Lincoln’s links with the American West from the Oregon and Mexican War controversies through the college land-grant legislation. Also discussed are Lincoln’s contacts with Indians, Mormons, and regions of the Pacific Northwest, California, the Southwest and the Great Plains.

This program is part of our Let's Talk About It: Making Tracks series. Visit the series page for more information about related programs and times.

Richard W. Etulain is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of New Mexico. He taught previously at Northwest Nazarene University and Idaho State University. In 2008-09 he served as Centennial Professor at NNU. He has published widely on the American West and is writing a book on Abraham Lincoln and the American West.

This program is made possible by the American Library Association, Idaho Humanities Council, the Institute for Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities.