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x, 205 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Preface -- From the turbulence of "Bleeding Kansas" and the Civil War to the plains and beyond (1860-1889) -- Industrial expansion and financial corruption (1890-1909) -- World War I, prohibition, the stock market crash, and energy production (1910-1929) -- The dust bowl, the great depression, and the allied cause (1930-1969) -- Notes on the photographs. |
| Summary |
"Culled from Library of Congress and Kansas Historical Society collections, the nearly 200 striking black and white images trace a progression from "Bleeding Kansas", a period of violent struggle between free-state abolitionists and pro-slavery sympathizers, to the state's many contributions to westward expansion, railroads, agricultures, and America at war."--Inside jacket. |
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Kansas -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Kansas -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Kansas. (OCoLC)fst01204323
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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| ISBN |
9781596525641 |
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1596525649 |
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