West of Wichita: Settling the High Plains of Kansas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780700603640)

This volume, which presents a "slice-of-life" on the Plains during its early settlement, adds rich detail to our understanding of the struggle for survival in a harsh landscape that tested the hardiest pioneer. Miner concentrates not only on the major economic events of the period--railroad building, Indian raids, the grasshopper invasion of 1874, the blizzard of 1886--but also on the more personal experiences equally important: building sod houses, choosing crops, filing of claims, fighting varmints, and dealing with the deaths of children on the prairie.

Author: Craig Miner
ISBN-10: 0700603646
ISBN-13: 9780700603640
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Language: English
Published: 05/12/1986
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.04h x 7.06w x 0.72d