{"product_id":"to-govern-the-devil-in-hell-the-political-crisis-of-territorial-kansas-paperback-softback-9780875807065","title":"To Govern the Devil in Hell; The Political Crisis of Territorial Kansas (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875807065","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTo Govern the Devil in Hell\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Political Crisis of Territorial Kansas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePearl Ponce (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875807065\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 June 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e292 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars who specialize in antebellum politics will find Ponce's monograph a treasure trove of useful data and considerable insight on the Kansas question.\u003c\/p\u003e (American Nineteenth Century History) \u003cp\u003eThe author's balanced perspective and meticulous research make \u003ci\u003eTo Govern the Devil in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e an authoritative account of Kansas politics in the mid-1850s and the ramifications of those territorial dynamics for the impending crisis of the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e (Canadian Journal of History) \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the current literature of politics and sectionalism in antebellum America, Ponce untangles the complex interactions between events inside and outside of Kansas Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e (Kansas History) \u003cp\u003ePonce's single greatest insight in this book is the lack of a political solution to the crisis of expansionism and slavery and the ease of resorting to war. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003eThis well-researched book explains all the political intricacies that made territorial Kansas so volatile-and the political mismanagement that helped bring on the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Journal of Southern History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne hundred and fifty years after Kansas was admitted to the Union, we still find ourselves fascinated by the specter of \"Bleeding Kansas\" and the violence that preceded the American Civil War by five years.\u003c\/b\u003e Although ample attention has been devoted to understanding why territorial violence broke out in Kansas in 1856, of equal concern but less illuminated is the question of why government, both local and national, allowed the violence to continue unstanched for so long. This question is fundamentally about governance-its existence, exercise, limits, and continuance-and its study has ramifications for understanding both Kansas events and why the American experiment in government failed in 1861. In addition, the book also sheds light on the nature of democracy, the challenges of implanting it in distant environs, the necessity of cooperation at the various levels of government, and the value of strong leadership. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTo Govern the Devil in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e uses the prism of governance to investigate what went wrong in territorial Kansas. From the first elections in late 1854 and early 1855, local government was tarnished with cries of illegitimacy that territorial officials could not ameliorate. Soon after, a shadow government was created which further impeded local management of territorial challenges. Ultimately, this book addresses why Presidents Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan failed to act, what hindered Congress from stepping into the void, and why and how the lack of effective governance harmed Kansas and later the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e  Introduction \u003cbr\u003e  1. Jupiter's Gift: The Creation of Kansas Territory \u003cbr\u003e  2. Territorial Politics and the Struggle for party Supremacy, 1854–1855 \u003cbr\u003e  3. Kansas in 1856: The Escalating Conflict \u003cbr\u003e  4. Congress and the Kansas Issue in 1856 \u003cbr\u003e  5. The 1856 Presidential Campaign and Kansas as a Party Issue \u003cbr\u003e  6. Pledges and Principles: Buchanan, Walker, and Kansas in 1857 \u003cbr\u003e  7. \"The Noise of Democracy\": The Struggle over the Lecompton Constitution in Congress and Kansas \u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion—\"To the Stars through Difficulty\" \u003cbr\u003e  Appendix A—Kansas-Nebraska Vote in the Senate (March 3, 1854) \u003cbr\u003e  Appendix B—Senate Results by Section and Party \u003cbr\u003e  Appendix C—Final Kansas-Nebraska Vote in the House (May 22, 1854) \u003cbr\u003e  Appendix D—House Results by Section and Party \u003cbr\u003e  Appnedix E—House Results by State \u003cbr\u003e  Appnedix F—Kansas Contested Delegate Election: Comparison of Vote to Oust Whitfield and to Seat Reader (August 4, 1856) with Vote to Authorize a Special Investigating Committee (March 19, 1856) \u003cbr\u003e  Notes \u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584761000216,"sku":"9780875807065","price":19.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/to-govern-the-devil-in-hell-the-political-crisis-of-territorial-kansas-paperback-softback-9780875807065","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}