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Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era
Bleeding Kansas covers a dark time in Kansas when there was violence and death was around every corner during the Civil War. At first there were only political and social wars. When Kansas was being decided on whether the state should be free or slave, a big concern came out of this decision: the fate of white men’s liberty in the republic. Nicole Etcheson is a professor at Ball State University and has written books covering the Civil War era. Etchesons specialties are Sectional crisis, Jacksonian era, and Civil War and Reconstruction. She grew up in Indiana and got a PhD from Indiana University in 1991. Her works cover the Civil War and Midwestern history. Some of these are A Generation at War: The Civil War Era in a Northern Community, The Emerging Midwest, and Bleeding Kansas. She has also written numerous articles and journal entries. One main goal of this assignment was to find something different and unique; something that other people wouldn’t choose. Bleeding Kansas was during the Civil War era which we had not covered yet, so this topic is not as popular as ones that we have covered. The name itself also has a feeling to it. It gives off a feeling of darkness, and with the title drama is something that can be expected in the book. Being based …show more content…
This book would be enjoyed by people who like how history shaped America to what it is today and people who are interested in how slavery was affecting America during this time. This book is not for everyone in general. There are some parts that might be boring for the reader if they do not like history or

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