Bleeding Kansas

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From Bleeding Kansas to Civil War: What to Remember About Power and Violence
As Americans witness the escalation of violence in cities far from our own borders, I can’t help recalling another period when isolated clashes hardened into full-scale war. This is Part [...]

Published On: January 8, 2026Categories: American History, Bleeding Kansas, Books by Jeanne Gehret, Civil WarTags: antislavery, Bleeding Kansas, Born of this Fire, Civil War, Daniel Read Anthony, David Rice Atchison, Kansas, Lawrence, Quantrill, refugees, Secrets to the Wind
From Quaker Roots to Guerrilla Warrior: D.R. Anthony’s Early Crusade for Freedom
Several years before the Civil War, Daniel Read (D.R.) Anthony—a fiery Quaker from upstate New York and brother to Susan B. Anthony—was already fighting for freedom on the Kansas-Missouri border. [...]

Published On: November 7, 2025Categories: American History, Bleeding Kansas, Books by Jeanne Gehret, Contemporaries of the Anthonys, The Anthony FamilyTags: abolition, antislavery, Bleeding Kansas, contemporaries of the Anthonys, Daniel Read Anthony, equality, historical fiction, Kansas, Quaker abolitionists, Secrets to the Wind
A marriage tested. A woman transformed. Born of This Fire.
Annie Anthony’s love and courage blaze to life in my new historical novel, Born of This Fire. Born of This Fire—Book Two of the Dauntless Series—launches today! As it does, [...]

Published On: October 16, 2025Categories: American History, Annie Anthony, Bleeding Kansas, Books by Jeanne Gehret, Civil War, Daniel Read Anthony, Personal Updates, Susan B. Anthony, The Anthony FamilyTags: Anna Osborn Anthony, Bleeding Kansas, book release, books about Susan B. Anthony, Born of this Fire, Civil War, Daniel Read Anthony, Dauntless series, historical fiction