| Description |
xxv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-268) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. The awakening -- We waked up stark mad abolitionists -- Nothing but a beautiful green carpet -- I shall build a cabin for myself forthwith -- You might as well read bibles to buffaloes -- Part 2. The conflict -- The almost bloodless Wakarusa War -- The Fabian policy is the true one -- It was the grossest outrage ever perpetuated -- The latest edition of the Herald of Freedom -- Will Buchanan see that justice is done? -- Glorious intelligence! Kansas in the Union! -- The war -- My life belongs to my country, but my heart belongs to you -- Don't turn your back on this bird -- We could stand no more -- Lawrence or hell -- Oh God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance -- Epilogue: From ashes to immortality -- Appendix: What happened to the players in this story?. |
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American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Lawrence (Kan.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Antislavery movements -- Kansas.
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Abolitionists -- Kansas -- Lawrence.
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Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861.
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HISTORY / Military / United States.
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HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery.
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Abolitionists. (OCoLC)fst00794478
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Antislavery movements. (OCoLC)fst00810800
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Kansas. (OCoLC)fst01204323
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Kansas -- Lawrence.
(OCoLC)fst01212060
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Lawrence, Kansas, and the battle over slavery in the Civil War era |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Sutton, Robert Kent, author. Stark mad abolitionists New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2017] 9781510716513 |
| ISBN |
9781510716490 hardcover |
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1510716491 hardcover |
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