Seeding Civil War Kansas in the National News, 1854-1858 |
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| Author:
| Miner, Craig |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7006-1612-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The fullest account of how American journalists used Kansas as a focal point for their heated, polarizing rhetoric in the lead-up to the Civil War--thereby widening the sectional rift, weakening the chances of accommodation, and contributing more to the onset of the Civil War than has previously been recognized.
The fullest account of how American journalists used Kansas as a focal point for their heated, polarizing rhetoric in the lead-up to the Civil War--thereby widening the sectional rift, weakening the chances of accommodation, and contributing more to the onset of the Civil War than has previously been recognized.