Seeding Civil War: Kansas in the National News, 1854-1858

by Craig Miner (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $70.08

  Following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas Territory was a national issue that dominated America's press. This book offers a study of national media coverage devoted to the beleaguered territory, unearthing examples of what Americans were saying about Kansas and showing how those words affected the course of national events.