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To Govern the Devil in Hell: The Political Crisis of Territorial Kansas
Pearl Ponce
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Paperback. One hundred and fifty years after Kansas became a state, historians are still uncovering the implications of its history as a territory. While most histories focus on the facts of the violence, this book focuses on the question of why both the local and national governments allowed the violence to continue unstaunched for so long. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
One hundred and fifty years after Kansas was admitted to the Union, we still find ourselves fascinated by the specter of "Bleeding Kansas" and the violence that preceded the American Civil War by five years. Although ample attention has been devoted to understanding why territorial violence broke out in Kansas in 1856, of equal concern but less illuminated is the question of why government, both local and national, allowed the violence to continue unstanched for so long. This question is fundamentally about governance-its existence, exercise, limits, and continuance-and its study has ramifications for understanding both Kansas events and why the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875807065
SKU
V9780875807065
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About Pearl Ponce
Pearl T. Ponce is associate professor of history at Ithaca College and is the editor of Kansas's War.
Reviews for To Govern the Devil in Hell: The Political Crisis of Territorial Kansas
Scholars who specialize in antebellum politics will find Ponce's monograph a treasure trove of useful data and considerable insight on the Kansas question.
American Nineteenth Century History
The author's balanced perspective and meticulous research make To Govern the Devil in Hell an authoritative account of Kansas politics in the mid-1850s and the ramifications of those territorial dynamics for ... Read more
American Nineteenth Century History
The author's balanced perspective and meticulous research make To Govern the Devil in Hell an authoritative account of Kansas politics in the mid-1850s and the ramifications of those territorial dynamics for ... Read more