West of Wichita - Settling the High Plains of Kansas, 1865-90 (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Kansas
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 1986
First published:	May 1986
Authors:	H. Craig Miner
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	254
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7006-0364-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-7006-0364-6
Barcode:	9780700603640

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