Includes index.

Rare and long-forgotten, the gems found in this work have been previously known to only a privileged and lucky few. These informative sketches, essays, and stories were penned by men and women who lived in Northern Kansas during that vibrant settlement period of Great Plains history from the 1870s to the 1920s. The narratives presented here, many in print for the first time in well over a hundred years, allow us to experience in detail the daily life of the buffalo hunter, the soldier, the farmwife, and the aspiring businessman. This volume of primary source material reflects the early social and cultural heritage of Osborne County and Northern Kansas and will appeal to the casual history reader as well as the serious researcher.