| Kansas History: An Annotated Bibliography Contributor(s): Socolofsky, Homer E. (Author), Dean, Virgil W. (Editor), Socolofsky, Homer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313282382 ISBN-13: 9780313282386 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1992 Annotation: The first volume in the series State Bibliographies, this book provides comprehensive coverage of secondary materials on Kansas history and also includes useful references to major archival and manuscript collections. Although excellent specialized bibliographies have been published, this volume is the most complete compilation of historical and related materials for the state. Its broad and diverse scope ranges from standard political and economic studies to social and environmental histories, to local studies, and to regional studies with special significance to the state. The volume is divided into sections on prehistory; indigenous population; early exploration; territorial period; statehood; Kansas since 1898; agriculture; economic life; transportation; cultural life; education; science and medicine; social history; general histories and reference guides; local and county history; historiography materials; and historic sites. Entries include informative annotations designed to aid the novice and the scholar. The volume is thoroughly indexed by author and subject and includes the only existing index for all the major articles appearing over the past 125 years in the Kansas State Historical Society's major publications. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Reference - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 016.978 |
| LCCN: 91046959 |
| Series: Bibliographies of the States of the United States |
| Physical Information: 1.62" H x 6.39" W x 9.56" (2.33 lbs) 616 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Kansas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first volume in the series State Bibliographies, this book provides comprehensive coverage of secondary materials on Kansas history and also includes useful references to major archival and manuscript collections. Although excellent specialized bibliographies have been published, this volume is the most complete compilation of historical and related materials for the state. Its broad and diverse scope ranges from standard political and economic studies to social and environmental histories, to local studies, and to regional studies with special significance to the state. The volume is divided into sections on prehistory; indigenous population; early exploration; territorial period; statehood; Kansas since 1898; agriculture; economic life; transportation; cultural life; education; science and medicine; social history; general histories and reference guides; local and county history; historiography materials; and historic sites. Entries include informative annotations designed to aid the novice and the scholar. The volume is thoroughly indexed by author and subject and includes the only existing index for all the major articles appearing over the past 125 years in the Kansas State Historical Society's major publications. |