With the hope of fulfilling in some measure these requirements, this book has been prepared with the following aims constantly in mind: to make it, as nearly as possible, a narrative; to select from the wealth of material at hand such subject matter as is within the comprehension of children, eliminating such matter as can be fully understood and appreciated only by mature minds; to present the general movement of the State’s progress rather than a mass of unrelated facts. Only so much detail has been used as is necessary to a clear understanding of events. The purpose has not been to chronicle a multitude of events, but rather to show forth what manner of men and women were the builders of our State, what motives actuated them, what conditions surrounded them, how they lived, and what they accomplished.

An effort has been made to give the pupils a general view of the State’s history as a whole, to give them a framework on which to build their later knowledge, and to leave them with a desire to learn more of Kansas history.

Anna E. Arnold.

CONTENTS

ChapterPage
I.The Beginning of Kansas History[9]
II.Kansas Becomes a Part of the United States[16]
III.Exploration of the Kansas Country by theUnited States[20]
IV.Kansas as a Pathway[29]
V.Kansas as an Indian Country[45]
VI.Kansas Organized as a Territory[55]
VII.The Coming of the Settlers[62]
VIII.The First Territorial Government[72]
IX.Rival Governments in Kansas[78]
X.The Period of Violence[83]
XI.The Period of Political Contests[94]
XII.Pioneer Life[102]
XIII.Kansas in the Civil War[109]
XIV.The Period Since the Civil War[115]
XV.The Industries of Kansas[142]
XVI.Transportation in Kansas[174]
XVII.Education in Kansas[187]
XVIII.Kansas Memorials[207]
XIX.The Kansas Spirit[217]
Appendix[223]

QUIVERA—KANSAS

In that half-forgotten era,

With the avarice of old,