Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (Megan Kate Nelson - WH) Section-Pre Civil War Rosecrans intended to defeat Bragg

Rosecrans intended to defeat Bragg through strategy rather than bloodshed by outflanking him and seizing control of Bragg’s supply line

by Harold Holzer

Nothing remained but to leap the ditch

Neither belief in white supremacy nor expansionist zeal could reconcile Douglas and Davis's factions as their constituents formed their own lines in the proverbial soil of westward expansion

An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln’s antislavery strategies

Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (Megan Kate Nelson - WH) Section-Pre Civil War Rosecrans intended to defeat Braggby Megan Kate Nelson From historian and critically acclaimed author of The Three Cornered War comes the captivating story of how Yellowstone became the worlds first national park in the years after the Civil War, offering a fresh, provocative studydeparting from well trodden narratives about conservation and public recreation (Booklist, starred review). Each year nearly four million people visit Yellowstone National Parkone of the most popular of all