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'Stark Mad Abolitionists' is a dramatic and gripping account of the battle over slavery fought in Kansas

The words “Bleeding Kansas” trigger memories from high-school history. Those who paid attention in class recall the violence had something to do with the issue of slavery in America.

Robert K. Sutton brilliantly brings academic memories to life in . Furthermore, readers of this thoroughly researched and passionately recounted story will come to understand the profoundly significant history of Lawrence, Kan., and care deeply about the drama of its founding. It’s a drama that

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