Download or read book The Nature of Kansas Lands written by Beverley Worster and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book testifies to Kansas' natural abundance through spectacular color photography and sumptuous prose. Sponsored by the Kansas Land Trust, The Nature of Kansas Lands focuses on the world of nature that awaits us just beyond our fences: waterways, woodlands, grasslands, farmlands, and high plains. It's been crafted to encourage residents and visitors alike to explore backcountry roads, learn more about native flora and wildlife, and generally open their eyes to the state's wild beauty and ecological complexity."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Kansas Lands written by and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Wild Places of Kansas written by George Frazier and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the last wild bison found refuge on the back of a nickel, the public image of natural Kansas has progressed from Great American Desert to dust bowl to flyover country that has been landscaped, fenced, and farmed. But look a little harder, George Frazier suggests, and you can find the last places where tenacious stretches of prairie, forest, and wetland cheat death and incubate the DNA of lost, wild America. Documenting three years spent roaming the state in search of these hidden treasures, The Last Wild Places of Kansas is Frazier's idiosyncratic and eye-opening travelogue of nature's secret holdouts in the Sunflower State. These are places where extirpated mammalian species are making comebacks; where flying squirrels leap between centuries-old trees lit by the unearthly green glow of foxfire; where cold springs feed ancient watercress pools; where the ice moon paints the Smoky Hills with memories of the buffalo, wolf, and the lonesome rattle of false indigo; where the blue lid of the sky forms a vacuum seal over treeless pastel hills, orange in winter; where bluestem rises. Some are impossible to find on maps. Most are magnificently bereft of anything beneficial to 99.9 percent of modern America. True wildernesses they may not be, but at the correct angle of light, when the wind blows pollen carrying biological memories of the glaciers, these places are a crack between the worlds, portals to the lost buffalo wilderness. En route Frazier takes us from the unexpected wilds of the Kansas City suburbs to the Cimarron National Grassland in the far southwestern corner of the state. He visits ancient springs, shares a beer with prairie dog hunters, and fails in his mission to canoe the upper Marais des Cygnes—a trip that requires permission from every landowner on the route. Along the way we encounter a host of curious characters—ranchers, farmers, Native Americans, explorers, wildlife experts, and outdoor enthusiasts—all fellow travelers in a quest to know, preserve, and share the last wild places of Kansas.
Download or read book Kansas Land written by Thomas Dean Isern and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the social, political, and geographical history of Kansas from its pre-history to the present.
Download or read book Synopsis of the President s Proclamation No 667 Dated August 21 1860 written by United States. General Land Office and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Republic of Nature written by Mark Fiege and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes the canonical account of American history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurred. Revisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new light. Among the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of liberty. Abraham Lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the Union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvement. In Topeka, Kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of Brown v. Board of Education. By focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the United States, Fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfolded. In these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem new. The Republic of Nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the American experience. For more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnature.com/
Download or read book Fifty Million Acres written by Paul Wallace Gates and published by . This book was released on 1997-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The disposal of public lands in Kansas was a defining event in American history. The dispossession of Indian tribes settled on reservations along the eastern boundary of the territory, conflicts between settlers from the North and the South over land claims and slavery, the activities of land-hungry railroads, and an array of manipulative and corrupt politicians all helped make the early development of Kansas the greatest failure in the history of the American territorial system. In Fifty Million Acres. Paul Wallace Gates focuses on the elimination of Indian title, the efforts of railroads to obtain the ceded lands, public land sales, the homestead era, and the later conflicts between the railroads and Kansas agrarians. This new edition of a classic study includes a foreword by Allan G. Bogue.
Download or read book Lands in Kansas written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Access to Private Kansas Lands for Recreation written by Reinee Hildebrandt and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pocket Guide to Kansas Land Snails written by Joe Arruda and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket guide presents and describes the land snails of Kansas. It is designed to acquaint the reader with the nature of land snails and to help identify a shell in hand. --
Download or read book Land Use Natural Resources and Infrastructure in Kansas written by Rolfe D. Mandel and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fifty Million Acres written by Paul Wallace Gates and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State Trust Lands written by Jon A. Souder and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of state lands, from a state rather than federal government perspective. This study presents information from 22 US states in its discussion of state trust lands as models of public land administration.
Download or read book Kansas Trail Guide written by Jonathan M. Conard and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the windswept plains to the majestic Flint Hills, the subtle beauty of the Sunflower State is best appreciated from its myriad wide-ranging trails. And whether you’re an avid hiker or desultory explorer, a bicyclist or horseback rider, this book makes a most congenial guide. An invaluable companion for exploring new trails or learning about accustomed routes, this comprehensive guide will tell you all you need to know (as well as what it might surprise you to learn) about the trails that crisscross Kansas—history and geography, wildlife and scenery, park locations and cultural possibilities, and, now and then, even a bit of geology and botany. The illustrated guide includes detailed full-color maps, GPS coordinates, and, of course, extensive route descriptions—through historic sights and prairies and state parks, to lakes and rivers and wildlife refuges. The authors identify the best trails for families or going solo; for running or hiking, biking or horseback riding; for hunting wildflowers, encountering wildlife, enjoying scenic vistas, or exploring Kansas history. They also include helpful descriptions of flora and fauna, and historical highlights for each area. Concise, complete, and engaging, this is the guide anyone journeying the trails of Kansas, seasoned hiker and armchair traveler alike, should not be without.
Download or read book Hand Book of Kansas written by J. A. Bent and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-25 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hand-Book of Kansas: Containing a Description of the Physical Geography and Geology of the State; Its Natural Advantages and Resources, Its Railroads, Educational Institutions, Stage Routes, Prices of Land Kansas, in form, is nearly a parallelogram. It lies between latitude3'7 and 40 N. And longitude and 102° W. Its mean length, from east to west, is about 400 miles, and its breadth is about 200 miles. Its area is about square miles, or acres - an area considerably greater than that of all the New England States, and about equal to that of England, Wales, and Ireland. It was admitted to the Union as a State in in 1861, being the thirty-fifth State. A. More than usual interest gathers round its early settlement, from the fact that a strenuous struggle was made for years by the friends of human freedom, against the propaga'ndists of slavery. The motto on the seal of Kansas is indeed signi ficant Per aspera ad Through rough struggles we reach the stars. The moral of the severe and romantic history of Kansas is, that in a fair encounter the right will at last prevail. That while the deeds and names of oppressors and their minions shall be held in execration, the fair fame and noble souls of martyrsto liberty shall march on to future ages in acclamations of blessing and triumph. Abrief chronological statement of the leading events in the settlement of the Territory, and the Organization of a State government, is all that will be attempted. Kansas was a part of the Louisiana purchase made by Jefferson in 1803, of Napoleon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Land of the Post Rock written by Grace Muilenburg and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws from the study of geography, geology, history, and folklore to tell how a natural mineral resource--a ledge of limestone--became one of the keys to the development of north-central Kansas in the pioneer days.
Download or read book 83 000 Square Miles No Lines No Waiting written by Steve Harper and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
