The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854 (Law in the American West)

by JohnR.Wunder (Editor), JoannM.Ross (Editor)

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  2008

  $38.77

  Examines the historical context and significance of the Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854. This title treats American political culture of the 1850s; American territorial history; the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and Frederick Douglass in the creation and implementation of the law; and, the comparative impact on Nebraskans and Kansans.