Author: Josiah Copley
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Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Kansas and the Country Beyond
Author: Josiah Copley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kansas
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Next Year Country
Author: H. Craig Miner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A richly textured history of the resilience and adaptability of western Kansans to survive two major depressions and the epic Dust Bowl years--separated only by a brief "golden age" of war-related prosperity. Miner, known as the "dean of Kansas history," vividly relates the people's negotiation with the high plains environment, which happens to teach harsh lessons of mutability and perseverance better than most places.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A richly textured history of the resilience and adaptability of western Kansans to survive two major depressions and the epic Dust Bowl years--separated only by a brief "golden age" of war-related prosperity. Miner, known as the "dean of Kansas history," vividly relates the people's negotiation with the high plains environment, which happens to teach harsh lessons of mutability and perseverance better than most places.
State Committees on Education Beyond the High School. Bills to Encourage and Assist the States in the Establishing of State Committees on Education Beyond the High School
Author: United States. Congress. House. Education and Labor
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Catalogue of the library of the State historical society of Wisconsin, by D.S. and I. Durrie
Author: Daniel Steele Durrie
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822–2011
Author: James R. Shortridge
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700618821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Think of Kansas City and you'll probably think of barbecue, jazz, or the Chiefs. But for James Shortridge, this heartland city is more than the sum of its cultural beacons. In Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822-2011, a prize-winning geographer traces the historical geography of a place that has developed over 200 years from a cowtown on the bend of the Missouri River into a metropolis straddling two states. He explores the changing character of the community and its component neighborhoods, showing how the city has come to look and function the way it does—and how it has come to be perceived the way it has. Proximity to Great Plains ranches and farms encouraged early and sustained success for Kansas City meatpackers and millers, and Shortridge shows how local responses to economic realities have molded the city's urban structure. He explores the parallel processes of suburbanization and the restructuring of older areas, and tells what happens when transportation shifts from rivers to railroads, then to superhighways and international airports. He also reveals what historians have missed by tending to focus attention only on one side or the other of the state boundary. The book is a virtual who's who of KC progress: without selective law enforcement under political boss Thomas Pendergast, Kansas City would not enjoy its legacy of jazz; without the gift of Thomas Swope's namesake park, upscale residential expansion likely would have gone east instead of south; and without J. C. Nichols, Johnson County suburbs would have developed in a less spectacular manner. Its insight into important molders of the city includes nearly forgotten names such as William Dalton, Charles Morse, and Willard Winner, plus important figures from more recent years including Kay Barnes, Charles Garney, and Bonnie Poteet. With more than 50 photos and dozens of maps specially created for this book, Kansas City and How It Grew is unique in treating the entire metropolitan area instead of just one portion. With coverage ranging from ethnic neighborhoods to development strategies, it's an indispensable touchstone for those who want to try to understand Kansas City as both a city and a place.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700618821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Think of Kansas City and you'll probably think of barbecue, jazz, or the Chiefs. But for James Shortridge, this heartland city is more than the sum of its cultural beacons. In Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822-2011, a prize-winning geographer traces the historical geography of a place that has developed over 200 years from a cowtown on the bend of the Missouri River into a metropolis straddling two states. He explores the changing character of the community and its component neighborhoods, showing how the city has come to look and function the way it does—and how it has come to be perceived the way it has. Proximity to Great Plains ranches and farms encouraged early and sustained success for Kansas City meatpackers and millers, and Shortridge shows how local responses to economic realities have molded the city's urban structure. He explores the parallel processes of suburbanization and the restructuring of older areas, and tells what happens when transportation shifts from rivers to railroads, then to superhighways and international airports. He also reveals what historians have missed by tending to focus attention only on one side or the other of the state boundary. The book is a virtual who's who of KC progress: without selective law enforcement under political boss Thomas Pendergast, Kansas City would not enjoy its legacy of jazz; without the gift of Thomas Swope's namesake park, upscale residential expansion likely would have gone east instead of south; and without J. C. Nichols, Johnson County suburbs would have developed in a less spectacular manner. Its insight into important molders of the city includes nearly forgotten names such as William Dalton, Charles Morse, and Willard Winner, plus important figures from more recent years including Kay Barnes, Charles Garney, and Bonnie Poteet. With more than 50 photos and dozens of maps specially created for this book, Kansas City and How It Grew is unique in treating the entire metropolitan area instead of just one portion. With coverage ranging from ethnic neighborhoods to development strategies, it's an indispensable touchstone for those who want to try to understand Kansas City as both a city and a place.
Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1905-1906
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385471230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385471230
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Executive Documents of the State of Minnesota for the Year ...
Author: Minnesota
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Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Publisher:
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Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Kansas
Author: Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kansas
Publisher: US History Publishers
ISBN: 1603540156
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher: US History Publishers
ISBN: 1603540156
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Finding List of Books Except Fiction in the Public Library of the City of Dener with Author and Subject Indexes
Author: Denver Public Library
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Category : Non-fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Publisher:
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Category : Non-fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Beyond the Mississippi
Author: Albert Deane Richardson
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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