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The Border between Them: Violence and Reconciliation on the Kansas-Missouri Line Part 2 of 3
Dr. Jeremy Neely
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Neely discusses life in the region prior to the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act and the conflict of the settlement of Kansas among pro-slavery, free-soil and abolitionist  forces.

 

About the Author

Neely grew up in Adrian, MO as the son of a social studies teacher. He lives on a farm 15 miles from the Kansas-Missouri line in rural Vernon County, MO with his wife and three young children. Neely has a Ph.D. from MU. His book published in 2007 is highly recommended as a source for the study of the Border War/ Civil War era