The Kansas Conflict
Charles Robinson
Sold by Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
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Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Very good
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Sold by Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 2012
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketINSCRIBED "With compliments of" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1892) , indicated by the same date at title and copyright pages. A pamphlet, 'Comments on the Kansas Conflict' laid in. Very Good+: The Book shows just a touch of wear to the extremities: mild crimp to the head of the backstrip; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; two ink stains at the title page and facing page; a former owner's name inscribed in ink and again in pencil at the front pastedown endpaper; light dusting to the top edge of the text block and a tiny spot at the fore-edge; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Gilt titles at the backstrip are bright. Bright and clean overall. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library copy. 8vo (8.25 x 5.75 X 1.5 inches). Language: English. Weight: 27.5 ounces. Brown pebbled cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardcover: No DJ as issued. Charles Lawrence Robinson (1818 1894) was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1851 to 1852, and later as the first governor of Kansas from 1861 until 1863. After his time as governor he served in the Kansas Senate from 1873 to 1881. Robinson's efforts to found a town dedicated to the free state cause led to the founding of the city of Lawrence, Kansas. His name Is inscribed on the Kansas House Chamber, alongside other Kansas abolitionists. This is an account of the struggle between Free-State and Slave-State parties, recounted by one of the most conspicuous and influential leaders of the Free-State party. Included are discussions of Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Colonization Society, American Anti-Slavery Society, Liberty and Free-Soil Parties, Weapons and Machinery, Characteristics of Contestants, Eastern and Western Settlers, The Overland Route to California in 1849, The Sacramento Riot, Situation in the East, Eli Thayer and his Associates, Settlement of Lawrence, Claim Controversies, Settlements, Elections, The First Kansas Celebration of the Fourth of July, The Territorial Legislature, The Topeka Constitution, The Murder of Dow, The Wakarusa War, Murder and Burial of Barber, and A Congressional Investigation. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxiii, 487 pages; Signed by Author.
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