Busy in the cause : Iowa, the free-state struggle in the west, and the prelude to the Civil War
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
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Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
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xvi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English

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"Despite the immense body of literature about the American Civil War and its causes, the nation's western involvement in the approaching conflict often gets short shrift. Slavery was the catalyst for fiery rhetoric on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line and conflicts on the western edges of the nation. Driven by questions regarding the place of slavery in westward expansion and by the increasing influence of evangelical Protestant faiths that viewed the institution as inherently sinful, political debates about slavery took on a radicalized, uncompromising fervor in states and territories west of the Mississippi River. Busy in the Cause explores the role of the Midwest in shaping national politics concerning slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War. In 1856 Iowa aided parties of abolitionists desperate to reach Kansas Territory to vote against the expansion of slavery, and evangelical Iowans assisted runaway slaves through Underground Railroad routes in Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Lowell J. Soike's narrative illuminates Iowa's role in the stirring western events that formed the prelude to the Civil War. "--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Soike, L. J. (2014). Busy in the cause: Iowa, the free-state struggle in the west, and the prelude to the Civil War . University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Soike, Lowell J. 2014. Busy in the Cause: Iowa, the Free-state Struggle in the West, and the Prelude to the Civil War. University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Soike, Lowell J. Busy in the Cause: Iowa, the Free-state Struggle in the West, and the Prelude to the Civil War University of Nebraska Press, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Soike, Lowell J. Busy in the Cause: Iowa, the Free-state Struggle in the West, and the Prelude to the Civil War University of Nebraska Press, 2014.

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