Bleeding Kansas : Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era by Nicole Etcheson (2004, Perfect)
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PublisherUniversity Press of Kansas
ISBN-100700614923
ISBN-139780700614929
eBay Product ID (ePID)53855699
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Book TitleBleeding Kansas : Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era
Number of Pages370 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorNicole Etcheson
FormatPerfect
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6 in
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LCCN2003-010980
Reviews"Prodigiously researched and boldly written, Etcheson's study reopens the important story of 'Bleeding Kansas' in a thought provoking and compelling way."-- Michael Fellman , coauthor of That Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath "Kansas Territory did indeed bleed for freedom, but as Etcheson's elegant, balanced, and deep account shows, the 'slaves' about whom combatants there were most passionate were white."-- Craig Miner , author of Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000 "An ambitious, important, long-overdue, and very successful revisionist history of the organization of Kansas Territory. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in the ideological origins of the Civil War."-- Kenneth Winkle , author of The Young Eagle: The Rise of Abraham Lincoln, Etcheson breaks new ground and demonstrates that the violence of Bleeding Kansas forced free soilers to examine their own racial biases. The result was a significant ideological transformation.... Her book skillfully recreates this important egalitarian moment., "Prodigiously researched and boldly written, Etcheson's study reopens the important story of 'Bleeding Kansas' in a thought provoking and compelling way."- Michael Fellman , coauthor of That Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath "Kansas Territory did indeed bleed for freedom, but as Etcheson's elegant, balanced, and deep account shows, the 'slaves' about whom combatants there were most passionate were white."- Craig Miner , author of Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000 "An ambitious, important, long-overdue, and very successful revisionist history of the organization of Kansas Territory. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in the ideological origins of the Civil War."- Kenneth Winkle , author of The Young Eagle: The Rise of Abraham Lincoln, Makes a significant contribution to the historiography of the 1850s. . . . Will be a necessary starting point from now on for anyone seeking to learn what 'bleeding Kansas' was about and why it mattered.-- Journal of American History Well written, phenomenally well researched, and a wonderful addition to the scholarship of this important period. . . . Highly recommended for anyone interested in the crucial role of Kansas in shaping the sectional ideologies that would lead eventually to Civil War.-- North & South Etcheson breaks new ground and demonstrates that the violence of Bleeding Kansas forced free soilers to examine their own racial biases. The result was a significant ideological transformation. . . . Her book skillfully recreates this important egalitarian moment.-- Western Historical Quarterly A thoughtful and well-written addition to the scholarship of Kansas and the coming of the Civil War. The book deserves a wide readership.-- Missouri Historical Review A lively political history highly recommended for all libraries with collections in U.S. history.-- Choice, Prodigiously researched and boldly written, Etcheson's study reopens the important story of Bleeding Kansasin a thought provoking and compelling way.-- Michael Fellman , coauthor of That Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath Kansas Territory did indeed bleed for freedom, but as Etcheson's elegant, balanced, and deep account shows, the 'slaves' about whom combatants there were most passionate were white.-- Craig Miner , author of Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 18542000 An ambitious, important, long-overdue, and very successful revisionist history of the organization of Kansas Territory. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in the ideological origins of the Civil War.-- Kenneth Winkle , author of The Young Eagle: The Rise of Abraham Lincoln, A thoughtful and well-written addition to the scholarship of Kansas and the coming of the Civil War. The book deserves a wide readership., Well written, phenomenally well researched, and a wonderful addition to the scholarship of this important period.... Highly recommended for anyone interested in the crucial role of Kansas in shaping the sectional ideologies that would lead eventually to Civil War., Prodigiously researched and boldly written, Etcheson's study reopens the important story of Bleeding Kansasin a thought provoking and compelling way.-- Michael Fellman , coauthor of That Terrible War: The Civil War and Its Aftermath Kansas Territory did indeed bleed for freedom, but as Etcheson's elegant, balanced, and deep account shows, the 'slaves' about whom combatants there were most passionate were white.-- Craig Miner , author of Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000 An ambitious, important, long-overdue, and very successful revisionist history of the organization of Kansas Territory. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in the ideological origins of the Civil War.-- Kenneth Winkle , author of The Young Eagle: The Rise of Abraham Lincoln, An ambitious, important, long-overdue, and very successful revisionist history of the organization of Kansas Territory. . . . Essential reading for anyone interested in the ideological origins of the Civil War., Makes a significant contribution to the historiography of the 1850s.... Will be a necessary starting point from now on for anyone seeking to learn what 'bleeding Kansas' was about and why it mattered., "Makes a significant contribution to the historiography of the 1850s. . . . Will be a necessary starting point from now on for anyone seeking to learn what 'bleeding Kansas' was about and why it mattered."-- Journal of American History "Well written, phenomenally well researched, and a wonderful addition to the scholarship of this important period. . . . Highly recommended for anyone interested in the crucial role of Kansas in shaping the sectional ideologies that would lead eventually to Civil War."-- North & South "Etcheson breaks new ground and demonstrates that the violence of Bleeding Kansas forced free soilers to examine their own racial biases. The result was a significant ideological transformation. . . . Her book skillfully recreates this important egalitarian moment." -- Western Historical Quarterly "A thoughtful and well-written addition to the scholarship of Kansas and the coming of the Civil War. The book deserves a wide readership."-- Missouri Historical Review "A lively political history highly recommended for all libraries with collections in U.S. history."-- Choice
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973.7113
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Slaves Ourselves 1. The Triumph of Squatter Sovereignty: The Kansas-Nebraska Act 2. Freedom in the Scale: The Migration to Kansas Territory 3. All Right on the Hump: The Territorial Legislature 4. We Are But Slaves: The Free-State Movement 5. The War Commences in Earnest: Bleeding Kansas 6. We Fight to Free White Men: The Guerrilla War of 1856 7. Imposing a Constitution against Their Will: The Lecompton Constitution 8. The Language of a Freeman: The English Compromise 9. A Fruit of the Kansas Tree: The Harpers Ferry Raid 10. I Am Here for Revenge: The National Civil War Conclusion: The Sacredness of Her Soil in the Cause for Freedom Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisThis comprehensive political, military, social, and intellectual history of America's tumultuous mid-nineteenth century offers a new interpretation of how the struggle of Kansas politicians and settlers over the meaning of liberty for whites eventually led to a broadening definition of liberty that included the rights of blacks., Few people would have expected bloodshed in Kansas Territory. After all, it had few slaves and showed few signs that slavery would even flourish. But civil war tore this territory apart in the 1850s and 60s, and "Bleeding Kansas" became a forbidding symbol for the nationwide clash over slavery that followed. Many free-state Kansans seemed to care little about slaves, and many proslavery Kansans owned not a single slave. But the failed promise of the Kansas-Nebraska Act--when fraud in local elections subverted the settlers' right to choose whether Kansas would be a slave or free state--fanned the flames of war. Nicole Etcheson seeks to revise our understanding of this era by focusing on whites' concerns over their political liberties. The first comprehensive account of "Bleeding Kansas" in more than thirty years, her study re-examines the debate over slavery expansion to emphasize issues of popular sovereignty rather than slavery's moral or economic dimensions. The free-state movement was a coalition of settlers who favored black rights and others who wanted the territory only for whites, but all were united by the conviction that their political rights were violated by nonresident voting and by Democratic presidents' heavy-handed administration of the territories. Etcheson argues that participants on both sides of the Kansas conflict believed they fought to preserve the liberties secured by the American Revolution and that violence erupted because each side feared the loss of meaningful self-governance. "Bleeding Kansas is a gripping account of events and people--rabble-rousing Jim Lane, zealot John Brown, Sheriff Sam Jones, and others--that examines the social milieu of the settlersalong with the political ideas they developed. As Etcheson demonstrates, the struggle over the political liberties of whites may have heightened the turmoil but led eventually to a broadening of the definition of freedom to include blacks. Her insightful re-examination sheds new light on this era and is essential reading for anyone interested in the ideological origins of the Civil War., Few people would have expected bloodshed in Kansas Territory. After all, it had few slaves and showed few signs that slavery would even flourish. But civil war tore this territory apart in the 1850s and 60s, and "Bleeding Kansas" became a forbidding symbol for the nationwide clash over slavery that followed. Many free-state Kansans seemed to care little about slaves, and many proslavery Kansans owned not a single slave. But the failed promise of the Kansas-Nebraska Act-when fraud in local elections subverted the settlers' right to choose whether Kansas would be a slave or free state-fanned the flames of war. While other writers have cited slavery or economics as the cause of unrest, Nicole Etcheson seeks to revise our understanding of this era by focusing on whites' concerns over their political liberties. The first comprehensive account of "Bleeding Kansas" in more than thirty years, her study re-examines the debate over slavery expansion to emphasize issues of popular sovereignty rather than slavery's moral or economic dimensions. The free-state movement was a coalition of settlers who favored black rights and others who wanted the territory only for whites, but all were united by the conviction that their political rights were violated by nonresident voting and by Democratic presidents' heavy-handed administration of the territories. Etcheson argues that participants on both sides of the Kansas conflict believed they fought to preserve the liberties secured by the American Revolution and that violence erupted because each side feared the loss of meaningful self-governance. Bleeding Kansas is a gripping account of events and people-rabble-rousing Jim Lane, zealot John Brown, Sheriff Sam Jones, and others-that examines the social milieu of the settlers along with the political ideas they developed. Covering the period from the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act to the 1879 Exoduster Migration, it traces the complex interactions among groups inside and outside the territory, creating a comprehensive political, social, and intellectual history of this tumultuous period in the state's history. As Etcheson demonstrates, the struggle over the political liberties of whites may have heightened the turmoil but led eventually to a broadening of the definition of freedom to include blacks. Her insightful re-examination sheds new light on this era and is essential reading for anyone interested in the ideological origins of the Civil War.
LC Classification NumberE433.E83 2004
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- 24 Aug, 2022
Excellent treatment of an overlooked topic
Bleeding Kansas is one of those topics often mentioned but rarely truly discussed. This book offers a well-written treatment of the period which helps contextualize and de-mythologize the events most scholars of the wider Civil War era are passingly familiar withVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Apr, 2023
John Brown needed a hanging!
It's an exciting story. I visited Kansas recently and I wanted to learn more.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
