Freedom's crucible
Subtitle: the underground railroad in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, 1854-1865 : a reader
By: Richard B. Sheridan, editor and compiler.
Publisher: Division of Continuing Education, University of Kansas
Published: 1998
Place of publication: [Lawrence, Kan.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Underground railroad -- Kansas -- Douglas County; Underground railroad -- Kansas -- Lawrence; Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Douglas County (Kan.) -- History -- 19th century; Lawrence (Kan.) -- History -- 19th century
Genres: 19th century.
Description: This book demonstrates through a combination of sources, the practical reaction to the fugitive slave law, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision and other events in a small community and county in early Kansas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-175) and index.
Accompanied by supplement Teaching the underground railroad (5 p.) by Paul K. Stuewe.