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Collins, Robert, 1965-

Title Jim Lane : scoundrel, statesman, Kansan / Robert Collins.

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Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2007.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	978.102 L242Bc 2007 c.2	---	Available
Axe Kansas Collection	978.102 L242Bc 2007	---	Lib Use Only
Axe Special Collections Baron	978.102 L242Bc 2007 c.3	---	Lib Use Only
Pittsburg 2nd Fl Kansas Collection	K BIO Lane	---	Available

Description	320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-315) and index.
Contents	Introduction : who is the "Grim Chieftain"? -- Lane's early life -- Opening Kansas Territory -- A democratic gamble -- Lane, the free-soil man -- The Wakarusa War -- "Captain Cook on a white horse" -- The LeCompton Constitution -- During the calm -- Statehood & secret deals -- The "Lane Brigade" -- Lane, Robinson, & the scandal -- Lane, Quantrill, & Lawrence -- The 1864 elections -- Triumph & tragedy -- Arguing over Jim Lane.
Subject	Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866.
	Politicians -- Kansas -- Biography.
	Kansas -- History -- 1854-1861.
	Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861.
	Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
	United States. Congress -- Biography.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
	Generals -- United States -- Biography.
	United States. Army -- Biography.
ISBN	1589804457 (alk. paper)
	9781589804456 (alk. paper)
Standard No.	AU@ 000041543299