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Overview"Isaac Stevens was most often in the center of activity, providing leadership, spewing out orders and ideas, shaping events, or creating controversy. He was a man either loved or hated."" - Kent D. Richards. Washington Territory's first governor remains as controversial today as he was to his frontier contemporaries during the Pacific Northwest's most turbulent era-the mid-1850s. Indian wars, martial law, and bitter political disputes, as well as the establishment of a new, sound governmental system, characterized Isaac I. Stevens's years as governor (1853-1857). Richards's definitive biography is one of the essential works on the history of early Washington, as well as northern Idaho and western Montana. An 1839 West Point graduate, Stevens pursued an exciting and useful career for his country. He was as much at ease on horseback in the wilderness as he was in government halls at the nation's capitol. With the possible exception of the Flathead Council, Richards counters the popular misconception that Stevens acted with haste in forcing treaties on regional tribes, thus precipitating the hostilities in 1855. In addition to serving as Washington's territorial governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, and, eventually, delegate to the U.S. Congress, Stevens also distinguished himself in the Mexican War, the Coast Survey, and as head of the Northern Pacific transcontinental railroad survey. In the early years of the Civil War, he was appointed a major general in the Union Army. Dying as flamboyantly as he had lived, Stevens fell while charging with banner in hand toward rebel fortifications on the very battlefield where his son lay wounded. He left an indelible mark on the destiny of the Pacific Northwest. This revised edition offers a new preface." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kent D. RichardsPublisher: Washington State University Press Imprint: Washington State University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.748kg ISBN: 9780874223385ISBN 10: 0874223385 Pages: 468 Publication Date: 26 May 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsIllustrations Foreword Preface to the 2016 Edition Preface 1 Of New England Puritans and Pioneers 2 First in the Class 3 The Young Lieutenant 4 In the Halls of the Montezumas 5 To the Coast Survey 6 In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark 7 The Governor 8 The Great White Father 9 Amid Fluttering Plumes 10 Broken Faith or Broken Promises? 11 Martial Law 12 Return to Walla Walla 13 The Delegate 14 The General Epilogue List of Abbreviations Notes Sources IndexReviewsA balanced portrait of Stevens, reflecting both his strengths and weaknesses. We recommend it. --Wellpinit Independent Watchdog A fully documented, objective picture of an officer with human foibles forced to grapple with many of American expansionism's basic issues. --Civil War History Author Kent Richards meets his challenges better than Stevens met most of his. --Civil War History Author InformationKent D. Richards is an emeritus professor of history at Central Washington University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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