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The Border War and American Liberty

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Hanging in a corner of the Kansas state Capitol building in Topeka is John Steuart Curry’s mural “The Tragic Prelude.” A wild-eyed, bearded John Brown, arms out-stretched, clutches a Sharps rifle in one hand and the Bible in another.

Keywords:

The Tragic Prelude, John Steuart Curry, John Brown, Civil War, Bleeding Kansas

How to Cite:

Etcheson, N. (2011) “The Border War and American Liberty”, Symphony in the Flint Hills. 1(2011).