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Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000
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by H. Craig Miner
Sales Rank: 1296762
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$12.00
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 416 pages
Published by: University Press of Kansas October 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0700612157
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0700612154
Book Dimensions:
9.8 x 6.5 x 1.6 inches
Weighs: 2.2 pounds
Book Description
Kansas is not only the Sunflower State, its the very heart of Americas heartland. It is a place of extremes in politics as well as climate, where ambitious and energetic people have attempted to put ideals into practice--a state that has come a long way since being identified primarily with John Brown and his exploits.
Craig Miner has written a complete and balanced history of Kansas, capturing the states colorful past and dynamic present as he depicts the persistence of contrasting images of and attitudes toward the state throughout its 150 years. A work combining serious scholarship with great readability, it encompasses everything from the Kansas-Nebraska Act to the evolution-creationism controversy, emphasizing the historical moments that were pivotal in forming the culture of the state and the diverse group of people who have contributed to its history.
This is the first new state history to appear in over twenty-five years. Written to enlighten general readers within and well beyond the states borders, it offers coverage not found in previous histories: greater attention to its cities--notably Wichita--and to its south central and western regions, accounts of business history, contributions of women and minorities, and environmental concerns. It presents the dark as well as the bright side of Kansas progressivism and is the first Kansas history to deal with the post–World War II era in any significant detail.
Craig Miner has spent almost forty years researching, teaching, and writing Kansas history and has dug deeply into primary sources. That research has enabled him to assemble a wider cast of characters and more entertaining collection of quotations than found in earlier histories and to better show how individual initiative and entrepreneurial aspirations have profoundly influenced the creation of present-day Kansas.
Ranging from the days of cattle and railroads to the era of oil and agribusiness, this history situates the state in its own terms rather than as a sidebar to a greater American epic. Miner brings to its pages an identifiable Kansas character to preserve what is distinctive about the states identity for future generations, echoing what one Kansan said over half a century ago: "Kansas is simply Kansas. May she never be tempted to become anything else."
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"This is the best history of Kansas we have ever had. It is not only well-researched and comprehensive but also enlivened by many wry anecdotes and telling quotations, and by a great deal of personal affection. Highly readable and engaging."--Donald Worster, author of A River Running West: The Life of John Wesley Powell
"Deeply rooted in Kansans ways of thinking, alternately iconoclastic and conservative, Miners treatment is up-to-date, accessible, and distinctly original."--Walter T. Nugent, author of Into the West: The Story of Its People
"With his wide-ranging experience in the researching and writing of state and regional history, Miner is uniquely qualified to tackle what some might consider an impossibly difficult task, and he has succeeded in impressive style."--Virgil W. Dean, editor of Kansas History, Kansas State Historical Society
Reader Reviews
This is the best comprehensive book on Kansas history. It reminds us that Kansas is important, a pivotal player in American history. A whole variety of movements----the anti-slavery movement, women's suffrage, Prohibition, Populism and other key movements blossomed in Kansas. While most history books concentrate of when things happened, Miner concentrates on why things happened and what their impact was on America. Miner's prose is remarkable, but he also allows characters from the past tell their own stories with eye-catching quotations from newspapers, politicians, and common everyday Kansans. While many consider Kansas backwards, Miner reminds us that Kansas was on the cutting edge of many progressive issues. Always a land of extremes, Kansas also had it's share of reactionary movements. The whole nation had it's eyes focused on Kansas many times in the past, waiting to see which way the rest of the country would turn on issues like slavery and women's suffrage, with Kansas leading the way.
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