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1) Sod-house days; letters from a Kansas homesteader, 1877-78

Author

Ruede, Howard

Series

Columbia University studies in the history of American agriculture volume 4

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

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A collection of letters by nineteenth-century homesteader Howard Ruede in which he chronicles his first year in Kansas while writing back to his family in Pennsylvania, covering topics such as poverty, unsanitary conditions, and starvation.

2) Sod And Stubble

Author

Ise, John

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

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Deeply moved by his mother's memories of a waning era and rapidly disappearing lifestyle, John Ise painstakingly recorded the adventures and adversities of his family and boyhood neighbors—the early homesteaders of Osborne County, Kansas. First published in 1936, his "nonfiction novel" Sod and Stubble has since become a widely read and much loved classic. In the original, Ise changed some identities and time sequences but accurately retained the...

3) A pictorial and historical report on the Hardman Lumber Company: fiftieth anniversary

Publisher

Hardman Lumber Co

Pub. Date

1959?]

Language

English

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Three enterprising young men founded the infant company known as the Hardman Lumber Company in 1903. The organization grew to serve all of Kansas, southern Nebraska, and eastern Colorado, tapping the rich forest regions of the Northwest and the huge industrial centers of the East and bringing the cream of their products to satisfy the need for growth in this inland territory. The company began with two yards: Phillipsburg and Osborne, Kansas. Includes...