186 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
This title presents the untold story of the common efforts of whites, African Americans, and Indians on the Civil War's western front. Focusing on the radical followers of John Brown in territorial Kansas, Lause examines the impact of abolitionist impact of this triracial Unionism upon the military course of the war.
Contents
Introduction -- The shadow of John Brown -- A free West in a slave nation -- War in the far West -- Whiteness is challenged -- The Union as it never was -- Beyond the map -- Conclusion.
