Language: English
Published by Univ of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1960
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, 3rd Printingof 1961. Text/BRAND NEW. 1960 First Edition. Black boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/VG w/edge wear & loss to upper spine, and showing discoloration; under mylar. Selection of narratives, written by people of varying backgrounds, allowing a panoramic view of Kansas life during the state's formative period to the 1900s. 10 chapters: I, The Old West; II, Years of Violence; III, Kansas Immigrants; IV, Men Against the Frontier; V, Invention & Transportation; VI, End of the Cattle Trail; VII, The Outlaw Fringe; VIII, Life in a Pioneer Town; IX, Fact & Fancy; X, Turn of the Century; and XI, An Interpretation.