| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 314 pages) |
| Contents |
Jupiter's gift: the creation of Kansas Territory -- Territorial politics and the struggle for party supremacy, 1854-1855 -- Kansas in 1856: the escalating conflict -- Congress and the Kansas issue in 1856 -- The 1856 presidential campaign and Kansas as a party issue -- Pledges and principles: Buchanan, Walker, and Kansas in 1857 -- "The noise of democracy": the struggle over the Lecompton Constitution in Congress and Kansas -- Conclusion: "To the stars through difficulty." |
| Analysis |
Bleeding Kansas, American Civil War, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI).
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Politics and government
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Regions & Countries - Americas.
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History & Archaeology.
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United States Local History.
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| SUBJECT |
Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071514
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Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071519
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| Subject |
Kansas
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781609091590 |
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1609091590 |
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0875804861 |
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9780875804866 |
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0875807062 |
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9780875807065 |
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9781501758034 |
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1501758039 |
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