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Between 1854 - 1861 the border between Kansas and Missouri was the scene of bitter struggles to decide the question of statehood for Kansas -- free or slave. Also known as border conflicts, "Bleeding Kansas" refers to this time just before the Civil War.

Jim Lane: Scoundrel, Statesman, Kansan
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Jim Lane: Scoundrel, Statesman, Kansan
SKU: SKU17628

James Lane was one of the most visible faces of the Free State movement during the Territorial period of Kansas's history. This book addresses Lane's early life, military and political careers, and his controversial reputation as a fanatic who was responsible for leading Kansas into the Civil War...

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John Brown Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights
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John Brown Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights
SKU: 296

by David S. Reynolds, 2005
Cloth, 580 Pages

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John Brown to Bob Dole:  Movers and Shakers In Kansas History
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John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers In Kansas History
SKU: SKU17523

A distinguished team of writers have crafted incisive portraits of twenty-seven notable men and women, covering 150 years of Kansas and American history. Kansas history is bursting with fascinating stories of individuals who made a difference and whose lives reveal much more about our collective...

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John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry: A Brief History with Documents
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John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry: A Brief History with Documents
SKU: 2753

By Jonathan Earle, 2008
The Bedford Series in History and Culture
Paper, 158 Pages

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Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America
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Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America
SKU: 975

By Evan Carton, 2006
Cloth, 387 Pages

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Revolutionary Heart: The Life of Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women's Rights
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Revolutionary Heart: The Life of Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women's Rights
SKU: SKU17609

A pioneer of the early feminist movement, the name Clarina Nichols deserves to be placed next to Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. At a time when they were legally considered nonexistent, widowed or divorced women were denied rights and access to property, income, and even their own ch...

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Sunflower Cookies
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Sunflower Cookies
SKU: SKU17679

All-Natural Ingredients
Handmade Cookies
Baked Fresh
Wholesome Goodness
Taste Homemade
Net Wt. 5 OZ (142 Grams) Box

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The Beginning of the West: Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American West  1540 -1854
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The Beginning of the West: Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American West 1540 -1854
SKU: SKU17630

A valuable research tool for all historians and lovers of the American West. Travel with Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1540 and his expedition into the now Kansas lands to 1854 when Kansas became a Territory.

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The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns
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The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns
SKU: SKU17579

This PBS epic documentary by Kan Burns brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict--the Civil War. It is the most sucessful public miniseries in American history.

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The Free Staters: Ho! For the Kansas Plains CD
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The Free Staters: Ho! For the Kansas Plains CD
SKU: SKU17690

The kind of music you would have heard coming from the front porch of an 1850's American home, complete with plunkety fretless gut-string banjo, fiddle, donkey jawbone, buffalo rib bones and parlor guitar. Put all those unique sounds together and you have...The Free Staters...

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