Busy in the Cause: Iowa, the Free-State Struggle in the West, and the Prelude to the Civil War

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Busy in the Cause LOWELL J. SOIKE Busy in the Cause Iowa, the Free-State Struggle in the West, and the Prelude to the Civil War University of Nebraska Press Lincoln & London © 2014 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Publication of this volume was assisted by the State Historical Society of Iowa through a Federal Highway Administration enhancement grant received from the Iowa Department of Transportation. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Soike, Lowell J. Busy in the cause: Iowa, the free-state struggle in the west, and the prelude to the Civil War / Lowell J. Soike. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8032-7189-0 (pbk.: alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8032-7385-6 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-8032-7386-3 (mobi) — ISBN 978-0-8032-7384-9 (pdf) 1. Antislavery movements— Iowa—History—19th century. 2. Abolitionists—Iowa—History— 19th century. 3. Iowa—Politics and government—19th century. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Causes. I. Title. II. Title: Iowa, the free-state struggle in the west, and the prelude to the Civil War. E445.I8S65 2014 973.7'11—dc23 2013045096 Set in Lyon Text by Renni Johnson. For James Hill, with thanks ...