Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the “border ruffians”
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Local accession number: 11_03_000084
Title: Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the "border ruffians"
Genre: Political cartoons; Lithographs; Prints
Date issued: 1856 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print : lithograph ; 12 x 18 1/4 in.
Summary/Abstract: This cartoon ‘portrays the Democratic leaders as jovial and unscrupulous marauders. Robbery, murder and abduction (common occurrences during the struggle between free-soil and pro-slavery advocates in the new states) are laid to Pierce, Buchanan, Cass, Marcy and Douglas. The cheefulness with which these men supported measures leading to such crimes are forcibly emphasized by the cartoonist in depicting them as actual outlaws.’
General notes: Title from item.; Summary from: Murrell, William. A history of American Graphic Humor, v.1, p. 190.
Subjects: Scalping; Politicians; Presidents; Abolition movement; Slavery; Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869; Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857; Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866; Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861; Buchanan, James, 1791-1868; Democratic Party (U.S.)
Collection: Americana Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas in the hands of the “border ruffians”
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