Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Report of the Special Committee Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas Report No. 200

 
Author Name    US House of Representatives 34th Congress 
 
Title   Report of the Special Committee Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas Report No. 200

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Good

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher   Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Cornelius Wendell 1856

Seller ID   017982

Hardcover. In good condition, moderate bumping to corners and spine ends, minor wear at foot of spine, a fair amount of foxing to interior pages (especially endpapers), minor soiling of covers. Text is very much readable despite interior foxing. Congressional committee report on the elections in the Kansas Territory regarding the question of slavery, the question being put to the inhabitants of the territory due to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) which repealed the Missouri Compromise (1820-21). This report includes the details of the elections and sundry associated frauds and shenanigans - a precursor to the American Civil War.
Price = 100.00 USD

Link:  Report of the Special Committee Appointed to Investigate the Troubles in Kansas Report No. 200

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