Bleeding Kansas: Slavery, Sectionalism, and Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border Contributor(s): Woods, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138958549 ISBN-13: 9781138958548 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
Dewey: 978.102 |
LCCN: 2016010936 |
Series: Critical Moments in American History |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Between 1854 and 1861, the struggle between pro-and anti-slavery factions over Kansas Territory captivated Americans nationwide and contributed directly to the Civil War. Combining political, social, and military history, Bleeding Kansas contextualizes and analyzes prewar and wartime clashes in Kansas and Missouri and traces how these conflicts have been remembered ever since. Michael E. Woods's compelling narrative of the Kansas-Missouri border struggle embraces the diverse perspectives of white northerners and southerners, women, Native Americans, and African Americans. This wide-ranging and engaging text is ideal for undergraduate courses on the Civil War era, westward expansion, Kansas and/or Missouri history, nineteenth-century US history, and other related subjects. Supported by primary source documents and a robust companion website, this text allows readers to engage with and draw their own conclusions about this contentious era in American History. |