Bleeding Kansas Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era |
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| Author:
| Etcheson, Nicole |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7006-1492-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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This comprehensive political, military, social, and intellectual history of America's tumultuous mid-nineteenth century offers a new interpretation of how the struggle of Kansas politicians and settlers over the meaning of liberty for whites eventually led to a broadening definition of liberty that included the rights of blacks.
This comprehensive political, military, social, and intellectual history of America's tumultuous mid-nineteenth century offers a new interpretation of how the struggle of Kansas politicians and settlers over the meaning of liberty for whites eventually led to a broadening definition of liberty that included the rights of blacks.