Bleeding borders : race, gender, and violence in pre-Civil War Kansas / Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel.

Author/creator Oertel, Kristen Tegtmeier, 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxi, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Social conflict--Kansas. --History. --19th century.
Slavery--Political aspects. --Kansas. --History. --19th century.
Sex role--Kansas. --History. --19th century.
Violence--Kansas. --History. --19th century.
Indians of North America--Kansas. --History. --19th century.
African Americans--Kansas. --History. --19th century.
Women, White--Kansas. --History. --19th century.
Kansas--History. --1854-1861.
Kansas--Social conditions. --19th century.
Kansas--Race relations. --History. --19th century.

SeriesConflicting worlds
Conflicting worlds. ^A449147
Contents "The two were soon pronounced one" : religious, economic, and sexual exchange in Indian Kansas -- Runaways, "Negro stealers," and "Border ruffians" : antislavery and proslavery ideologies in action -- "All women are called bad" : what makes a woman in bleeding Kansas? -- "Free sons" and "Myrmidons" : what makes a man in bleeding Kansas? -- "Don't you see Old Buck coming?" : miscegenation, whiteness, and the crisis of racial identity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-194) and index.
LCCN 2008027354
ISBN9780807133903 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807133906 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F685 .O44 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold