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Kansas; A Land of Contrasts
by Robert W. Richmond
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0882730258
- ISBN 13
- 9780882730257
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
St. Charles, MO: Forum Press, 1974 Forum Press, St. Charles, MO. 1974. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for FO name on the half title page. Book Condition: Good; rubbing to panels, edge bumps; light textblock soiling. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine has two creased but not split; text is secure in binding. 319 pp 8vo. This is a comprehensive survey of the Kansas story beginning with Early Man and his environment and ending with the energy crisis of the 1970s. This is the story of Kansans; good and bad; famous and infamous; red, brown, black, and white; farmers and townsmen; scientists and housewives; Republicans and democrats; students and teachers; all of them participants in the historical drama that has been and is Kansas. A presentable reading copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008617
- Title
- Kansas; A Land of Contrasts
- Author
- Robert W. Richmond
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0882730258
- ISBN 13
- 9780882730257
- Publisher
- Forum Press
- Place of Publication
- St. Charles, MO
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Kansas, Kansas history, Kansas development, Kansas politics, Kansas economic aspects, Kansas government, Indian Tribes of kansas, Civil War in kansas, Coronado, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Kansas Related;
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
Biblio member since 2018
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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