Kansas Boy : The Memoir of A. J. Bolinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolinger, A. J.

Contributor:

Barker, Jeffrey H.

Walker, Melissa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bolinger, A. J. (Arthur Joel), 1881-1977.

Bolinger, A. J.

Judges--United States--Biography.

Judges.

Lawyers--United States--Biography.

Lawyers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : 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:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

A Note on Editorial Method

1. Background in General

2. The Town of Thayer

3. Early Recollections

4. We Take a Journey

5. Fun on the Farm

6. The Writing School

7. New Scenes and Greener Pastures

8. The Shape of Things in Little Things

9. Of Politics and Politicians

10. Opening the Indian Lands

11. Social Life in a Small Town

12. Life in Topeka

13. The Era of Change

14. The Birth of a New Commonwealth

15. Journey's End

Notes

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

OCLC:

1259320968