The First Two Years of Kansas: Or Where, When and How the Missouri Bushwhacker, the Missouri Train and Bank Robber, and Those Who Stole Themselves Rich in the Name of Liberty, Were Sired and Reared (C - Hardcover

Name: The First Two Years of Kansas: Or Where, When and How the Missouri Bushwhacker, the Missouri Train and Bank Robber, and Those Who Stole Themselves Rich in the Name of Liberty, Were Sired and Reared (C
Author: George W. Martin
ISBN: 9780332431857

George W. Martin

9780332431857: The First Two Years of Kansas: Or Where, When and How the Missouri Bushwhacker, the Missouri Train and Bank Robber, and Those Who Stole Themselves Rich in the Name of Liberty, Were Sired and Reared (C

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ISBN 10: 0332431851 ISBN 13: 9780332431857

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore the birth of Kansas and the conflict-filled years that shaped its future.

The First Two Years of Kansas traces how debates over slavery, statehood, and territory borders helped create a new American frontier. This edition focuses on the period from the opening of Kansas to the battles and political struggles that surrounded its path to statehood. It presents a grounded look at newspapers, speeches, and the passions that drove both settlers and opponents to act.

Learn how squatter sovereignty and national politics pushed Kansas toward free soil and slavery battles.
See the key figures and local events that intensified tensions along the Missouri-Kansas border.
Understand the role of newspapers, public debates, and popular sentiment in shaping historic outcomes.
Explore how violence and political grind shaped the move from territory to statehood.

Ideal for readers of American history and Kansas history, this edition provides a clear, grounded view of a turbulent era and its lasting impact.

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