Agricultural Produce - Meat & Dairy, Urban Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, Agricultural Industries, Frontier & Pioneer Life - Western United States, Kansas - State & Local History
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Overview
"Excellent . . . readable and persuasive. . . . One of the most refreshing and rewarding approaches to be applied to western history topics in many years."-American Historical ReviewSynopsis
"Excellent . . . readable and persuasive. . . . One of the most refreshing and rewarding approaches to be applied to western history topics in many years."-American Historical Review
Editorials
San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner
"A towering landmark in our knowledge of the old West."—San Francisco Chronicle and ExaminerAmerican Historical Review
"Excellent . . . readable and persuasive. . . . One of the most refreshing and rewarding approaches to be applied to western history topics in many years, for [Dykstra] is asking basic questions about social process and the nature of urban society. . . . "—American Historical ReviewAmerican Quarterly
"This is social history at its best."—American QuarterlyWilliam H. Goetzmann
"One of the most intelligent, interesting, and worthwhile contributions to the field of Western history in some time. [Dykstra] has managed to say something rather basic about American culture in general."—William H. Goetzmann, University of Texas at AustinBook Details
Published
September 1, 1983
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pages
412
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780803265615