Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866 The border ruffian code in Kansas.

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GLC#
GLC05116.19
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
1856
Author/Creator
Greeley & McElrath, 1841-1866
Title
The border ruffian code in Kansas.
Place Written
New York, New York
Pagination
1 v. : 16 p. : Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 13.8 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Published by the Tribune Office in New York City. Includes an examination of the "The character of the Code of pretended Laws enacted by the bogus Territorial Legislature of Kansas- a Legislature notoriously forced upon the people of that territory, at the hands of invading ruffians from Missouri, using the persuasive arguments of the Bowie-Knife and Revolver..." Includes a presentation of the Presidential platforms of 1856 and the acceptance speeches of John C. Frémont, James Buchanan, and Millard Fillmore for their respective nominations. Final page displays a map of the United States with shading to indicate slave states, free states, and territories.

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