Peopling the plains : who settled where in frontier Kansas / James R. Shortridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shortridge, James R., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population.

History.

Land settlement patterns.

Geography.

Kansas--History.

Kansas.

Kansas--Geography.

Land settlement patterns--Kansas--History.

Kansas--Population--History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 254 pages : maps, charts ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [1995]

Summary:

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 (pages 231-243) and index.

ISBN:

0700606971

OCLC:

31740631