Richard W. Etulain, a professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico, is the author or editor of more than forty books, primarily on the history and culture of the American West. His most recent book is Beyond the Missouri: The Story of the American West. He is a coeditor of the Concise Lincoln Library book series.
"This sweeping collection of more than a full generation's worth of scholarship on the neglected topic of Lincoln and the West fills a huge void in the historical literature. Richard Etulain deserves much credit for assembling in one valuable book the best and the brightest essays on this intriguing subject, adding an important introduction that reflects on - and adds to - the record. Why it took so long to give readers a chance to see the West as this western president saw it is hard to fathom; the good news is that this volume ends a long drought with a flourish." - Harold Holzer, cochairman, U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission "These nine essays help illuminate an aspect of Lincoln's career, both presidential and prepresidential, that deserves to be better understood. Students of the sixteenth president's life and times will welcome this collection as a valuable addition to the literature." - Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life"
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