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Author: James DixonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 7
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Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Federal Relations [of the Conn. Gen. Assembly] on the Kansas and Nebraska Territorial Bill, May, 1854
Author: James DixonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 7
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Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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To Govern the Devil in Hell
Author: Pearl PoncePublisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501758039
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
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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 American experiment in government failed in 1861. In addition, the book also sheds light on the nature of democracy, the challenges of implanting it in distant environs, the necessity of cooperation at the various levels of government, and the value of strong leadership. To Govern the Devil in Hell uses the prism of governance to investigate what went wrong in territorial Kansas. From the first elections in late 1854 and early 1855, local government was tarnished with cries of illegitimacy that territorial officials could not ameliorate. Soon after, a shadow government was created which further impeded local management of territorial challenges. Ultimately, this book addresses why Presidents Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan failed to act, what hindered Congress from stepping into the void, and why and how the lack of effective governance harmed Kansas and later the United States.
A Dictionary of Books Relating to America
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present Time
Author: Joseph SabinPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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The Landmark of Freedom
Author: Charles SumnerPublisher:
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Category : Kansas-Nebraska bill
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Report of Committee on Federal Relations ...
Author: Connecticut. General Assembly. Joint Select Committee on Federal RelationsPublisher:
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 794
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A Bill to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, and the Report of the Committee on Territries, In the Senate of the United States, January 4, 1854
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on TerritoriesPublisher:
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Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Maggs BrosPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
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