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Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000
by Craig Miner (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0700612157
- ISBN 13
- 9780700612154
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002 University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 2002. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Gold cloth boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine; orange endpapers. 534 pp 8vo. This book is the first new state history to appear in over twenty-five years and the most thoroughly researched ever published. Written to enlighten readers within and well beyond the state's borders, it offers coverage not found in previous histories; greater attention to its cities, business history, contributions of women and minorities, and environmental concerns. It also presents the dark as well as the bright side of Kansas progressivism. Laid in are a book review from the Wichita Eagle, a receipt for purchase, and an invitation to meet the author. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015492
- Title
- Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000
- Author
- Craig Miner (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0700612157
- ISBN 13
- 9780700612154
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Place of Publication
- Lawrence, KS
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Kansas history, History of the Sunflower state, Civil War, World War II, Boeing, Bleeding Kansas, Kansas Progressivism, William Allen White,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
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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