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Kansas boy : the memoir of A.J. Bolinger / by A. J. Bolinger ; edited by Jeffrey H. Barker and Melissa Walker.
Van Pelt Library KF8745.B59 B65 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bolinger, A. J. (Arthur Joel), 1881-1977, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bolinger, A. J. (Arthur Joel), 1881-1977.
- Bolinger, A. J.
- Judges--United States--Biography.
- Judges.
- United States.
- Lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Lawyers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This is the childhood and early adulthood memoir of lawyer and judge A.J. (Arthur Joel) Bolinger (1881-1977), who was born and raised in Elk County, Kansas. Recounting cattle drives and ranching, farming, small-town life, college years at Topeka's Washburn University, and the beginning of his law career in Oklahoma, Bolinger's account provides a window through which modern readers can see how middle Americans experienced national events, from the Spanish-American War and the Populist Movement to presidential elections and temperance campaigns. Walker and Barker-the latter of whom is also Bolinger's grandson-have thoroughly annotated the memoir, substantiating it with research in family and historical archives and an introduction that gives an overview of Bolinger's life and places his story in the context of Kansas, Oklahoma, and American history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Background in General
- ch. Two The Town of Thayer
- ch. Three Early Recollections
- ch. Four We Take a Journey
- ch. Five Fun on the Farm
- ch. Six The Writing School
- ch. Seven New Scenes and Greener Pastures
- ch. Eight The Shape of Things in Little Things
- ch. Nine Of Politics and Politicians
- ch. Ten Opening the Indian Lands
- ch. Eleven Social Life in a Small Town
- ch. Twelve Life in Topeka
- ch. Thirteen The Era of Change
- ch. Fourteen The Birth of a New Commonwealth
- ch. Fifteen Journey's End.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780700630622
- 0700630627
- 9780700631858
- 0700631852
- OCLC:
- 1184122906
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