Kansas's war : the Civil War in documents / edited by Pearl T. Ponce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ponce, Pearl T.

Series:

Civil War in the great interior.

The Civil War in the great interior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Kansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.

Kansas.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the Civil War broke out in April 1861, Kansas was in a unique position. Although it had been a state for mere weeks, its residents were already intimately acquainted with civil strife. Since its organization as a territory in 1854, Kansas had been the focus of a national debate over the place of slavery in the Republic. By 1856, the ideological conflict developed into actual violence, earning the territory the sobriquet "Bleeding Kansas." Because of this recent territorial strife, the state's transition from peace to war was not as abrupt as that of other states. Kansas's War illuminate

Contents:

Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Settlement and Strife; 2: Joining the Union; 3: Patronage and Policy; 4: Kansas's Men in Blue; 5: Warfare along the Kansas-Missouri Border; 6: Kansans and Antislavery; 7: Politics and Prosperity; 8: The Continuing Mission; 9: The Promise of Kansas; Timeline; Discussion Questions; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821443521

0821443526

OCLC:

706077289