San Antonio College Library

Chronicles the history of Kansas from 1854 to 2000, discussing how specific people and events shaped the culture of the state.

Casement of Juniata, as a man, indeed was "one of a kind." An individual of many facets, he not only was a dedicated man of the land but also one of the most unusual personalities of his time. His career proved again and again that life on farm and ranch can be full to the brim with adventure, opportunity and challenges. Beginning at 22, he ranched on the Unaweep range in western Colorado, and later brought international renown to his Juniata Farm...

When a member of a reality TV program filming in Benteen County, Kansas, turns up dead in a local pasture with a Cheyenne arrow in his back, the local sheriff discovers that his own brother, Mad Dog, a county eccentric and Native American fanatic, has become the prime suspect.

"My purpose in writing this book was twofold: first, to supply a long-standing deficiency in Kansas historical literature (which has concentrated almost exclusively on the pre-Civil War period) by describing the political, military, social and economic events and developments of the state's first four years -- an era even more dramatic, and hardly less significant, than the one which preceded it; and, secondly, to contribute to a better understanding...

An historical study of Kansas place-names.