Peopling the plains
Subtitle: who settled where in frontier Kansas
By: James R. Shortridge.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Land settlement patterns -- Kansas -- History.; Kansas -- History.; Kansas -- Geography.; Kansas -- Population -- History.
Description: This engaging and richly annotated atlas illustrates the distribution of Kansas settlers from diverse cultural and ethnic origins in America and around the world. James R. Shortridge explores how frontier settlement patterns were influenced by railroad routes and promotion; land prices and speculation practices; homesteading laws; U.S. and international social, economic, and political conditions; terrain; weather; and pioneer perseverance.

He also demonstrates that many legacies of the original settlers have endured and are apparent today in social, political, agricultural, and religious customs throughout the state. Providing new and enlightening insight into a unique cultural heritage, Peopling the Plains is an invaluable building block for anyone interested in the people and places of Kansas, past and present.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.