Seeding Civil War
by H. Craig Miner · 2008
Following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas Territory was a national issue that dominated America's press. Author Craig Miner offers the first in-depth study of national media coverage devoted to the territory, unearthing new examples of what Americans were saying about Kansas and showing how those words affected the course of national events.--[book jacket].
CausesHistoryJournalismPolitical aspectsPolitical aspects of RhetoricPolitics and governmentPress coverageRhetoricSectionalism (United States)United States Civil War, 1861-1865Journalism, united statesKansas, politics and government