The Brooks-Baxter War — 1836 Podcast

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This episode explores the Brooks-Baxter War, a dramatic clash sparked by the fraudulent 1872 Arkansas gubernatorial election. Meet Joseph Brooks, a passionate Cincinnati minister, and Elisha Baxter, a pragmatic North Carolinian, whose bitter rivalry escalated into violence, nearly starting a second Civil War for the State of Arkansas. With election fraud, insurrection, a capital takeover, militias, and cannons, their conflict culminated in a pivotal decision by the president of the United States that altered the course for the state of Arkansas.

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