The Jay-Hawkers: A Story Of Free Soil And Border Ruffian Days

by Adela Elizabeth Richards Orpen

Book Overview

""The Jay-Hawkers: A Story Of Free Soil And Border Ruffian Days"" is a historical novel written by Adela E. Orpen. The book is set in the mid-19th century, during the time when the United States was grappling with the issue of slavery and its expansion into new territories. The story revolves around a group of ""Jay-Hawkers"", a term used to describe anti-slavery activists who were active in the Kansas Territory during the period of ""Bleeding Kansas""...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163716944
• ISBN13: 9781163716946
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"