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Fort Scott (KS): The First Generation, 1842-1872
by Keith Hawkins
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Pittsburg, KS : Kansas State College of Pittsburg, 1959 Kansas State College of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, KS. 1959. Hardcover. First Edition. Bound Masters Degree Thesis. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name stamps on the endpapers. Book Condition: Good +; paint splatter on the rear board top; slight foxing; shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light mottling to front board. No DJ. Black grained cloth boards and spine with tarnished gilt lettering on the spine. 120 pp 4to. The purpose of this study has been to examine Fort Scott's history in the years immediately preceding and during the Civil War with some attention to the social and economic life of the town from its Indian outpost days of 1842 through 1872. Chapters are; The Days of the Indian Fort 1842-1855, The Era of Border Strife Before the War 1856-April 15, 1861, The War Years 1861-1865, Church, School, Social and Business Life After the War 1866-1872, A Roster of Commanding Officers at Fort Scott. Laid in is a pamphlet -History of U.S. 1st Dragoons, Founders of Fort Scott, KS from Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016634
- Title
- Fort Scott (KS): The First Generation, 1842-1872
- Author
- Keith Hawkins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Kansas State College of Pittsburg
- Place of Publication
- Pittsburg, KS
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Masters Thesis, Pittsburg State College, Civil War, Civil War in Kansas, Fort Scott Kansas, Fort Scott Military Fort, Border Strife in Kansas, Bleeding Kansas, Indian Wars, Pro-slavery, Antislavery, Confederate Forces, Guerrilla Raids from Missouri, Slave
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related; Civil War;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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