To Govern the Devil in Hell The Political Crisis of Territorial Kansas |
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| Author:
| Ponce, Pearl |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87580-486-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Imprint: | Northern Illinois University Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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One hundred and fifty years after Kansas was admitted to the Union, we still find ourselves fascinated by the specter of "Bleeding Kansas" and the violence that preceded the American Civil War by five years. Although ample attention has been devoted to understanding why territorial violence broke out in Kansas in 1856, of equal concern but less...
One hundred and fifty years after Kansas was admitted to the Union, we still find ourselves fascinated by the specter of "Bleeding Kansas" and the violence that preceded the American Civil War by five years. Although ample attention has been devoted to understanding why territorial violence broke out in Kansas in 1856, of equal concern but less...