The border between them
Subtitle: violence and reconciliation on the Kansas-Missouri line
By: Jeremy Neely.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780826217295
Subjects: Violence -- Kansas -- History -- 19th century; Violence -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century; Reconciliation -- History -- 19th century; Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography; Kansas -- Boundaries -- Missouri; Missouri -- Boundaries -- Kansas
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Jeremy Neely recounts the exploits of John Brown, William Quantrill, and other notorious guerrillas, as well as the stories of everyday people who lived through the conflict that marked the terrible first act of the American Civil War. He then examines how emancipation, industrialization, and immigration eventually eroded wartime divisions"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.