{"product_id":"west-of-wichita-craig-miner-9780700603640","title":"West of Wichita: Settling the High Plains of Kansas","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Miner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700603646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700603640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 7.06w x 0.72d","brand":"Craig Miner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45476860821759,"sku":"9780700603640","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_913df4e4-abd9-4f44-bde3-6b58eed24edd.jpg?v=1715918372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/west-of-wichita-craig-miner-9780700603640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}