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The term Bleeding Kansas is often used to refer to the pre-war conflict, which continued into the Civil War and culminated with the Lawrence Massacre.
Rock Chalk Talk 2008
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Slide 26: "Bleeding Kansas" Border "Ruffians" (pro-slavery Missourians) vs. Radical Abolitionists who want to keep Kansas free
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A modern day Bleeding Kansas explodes the state into civil war as the voters choose the free zone option.
Winter Duty-E.E. Knight « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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Raymond Massey played him twice, first in Santa Fe Trail (You may well wonder why a movie about Bleeding Kansas is called Santa Fe Trail, and despite having seen it, I cannot begin to explain), and fifteen years later in Seven Angry Men, an excerpt of which can be seen on YouTube, where it was posted by a devotee of the film's costar, Debra Paget.
Alfred Gingold: John Brown's Body Lies A-Moldering in Upstate New York 2009
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I polished Bleeding Kansas off in three or four sittings.
Sara Paretsky on Bleeding Kansas M-mv 2008
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The publisher provided the text of an interview with Sara Paretsky when they offered me an advance copy of Bleeding Kansas.
Sara Paretsky on Bleeding Kansas M-mv 2008
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Sara Paretsky is a writer whose most recent books are the essays Writing in an Age of Silence and the novel, Bleeding Kansas.
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I use the Gilmore house as the model for the Fremantle house in Bleeding Kansas you can see the outside on my website, www.saraparetsky.com
Sara Paretsky on Bleeding Kansas M-mv 2008
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The term came to prominence just before the Civil War, in Bleeding Kansas, where it was adopted by militant abolitionist groups known as Jayhawkers.
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A big part of the answer lies in the history of Bleeding Kansas.
Sara Paretsky on Bleeding Kansas M-mv 2008
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