| West of Wichita: Settling the High Plains of Kansas Revised Edition Contributor(s): Miner, Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 0700603646 ISBN-13: 9780700603640 Publisher: University Press of Kansas OUR PRICE: $24.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1986 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 978.1 |
| LCCN: 85026013 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 7.06" W x 9.04" (1.09 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Kansas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume, which presents a slice-of-life on the Plains during its early settlement, adds rich detail to our understanding of the struggle for survival in a harsh landscape that tested the hardiest pioneer. Miner concentrates not only on the major economic events of the period--railroad building, Indian raids, the grasshopper invasion of 1874, the blizzard of 1886--but also on the more personal experiences equally important: building sod houses, choosing crops, filing of claims, fighting varmints, and dealing with the deaths of children on the prairie. |