Race, Gender, and Violence in Pre-Civil War Kansas
by
Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
In Bleeding Borders, Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel offers a fresh, multifaceted interpretation of the quintessential sectional conflict in pre--Civil War Kansas. Instead of focusing on the white, male politicians and settlers who vied for control of the Kansas territorial legislature, Oertel explores the...