West of Wichita
Subtitle: settling the high plains of Kansas, 1865-1890
By: Craig Miner.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Lawrence KS
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life  -- Kansas.; Kansas -- History.
Description: "Regional history at its best ... Many of the traditional tales of early hardships- grasshopper plagues, Indian attacks, the stress of loneliness and isolation, drought, blizzards, prairie fires, and the unaccostomed hazards of nature- are retold with vigor and a sense of immediacy. These gritty tales of pioneer persistence and stubbornness are used to illustrate the region's cyclical history of hope and despair ... Not the least is Miner's talents in his engaging style. Images are alive, progression of the story lively, and the analysis convincing. This first-rate book is an important addition to the history of Kansas and, more broadly, to the study of western settlement."--American Historical Review.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [281]-293.