Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company, 2004 Pelican Publishing Company, Gretna, LA. 2004. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; small dot coffee splash on textblock top and fore edge. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 152 pp 8vo. Kansas saw violence before the Civil War with battles between pro and anti-slavery factions, bushwhackers, and Jayhawkers. After the war started Bleeding Kansas became the battleground of local militias and guerrilla fighters. The author examines the personalities involved in this violent era, including, William Clarke Quantrill, Jim Lane, Red Leg Charles Jennison, and BEN James Blunt. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006214
Title: Civil War in Kansas
Author: Roy Bird
Illustrator: Michael Almond
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1589801644
ISBN 13: 9781589801646
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Place of Publication: Gretna, LA
Date Published: 2004
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Civil War, Civil War in Kansas, John Brown, Bleeding Kansas, Raid on Lawrence, bushwhackers, Jayhawkers, border raids, guerrilla fighters in Kansas, pro-slavery factions, anti-slavery factions, William Clarke Quantrill, Civil War in Kansas, Leavenworth,
Bookseller catalogs: Kansas Related; Civil War;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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