Frontier Manhattan: Yankee Settlement To Kansas Town, 1854-1894

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Book Title: Frontier Manhattan : Yankee Settlement to Kansas Town, 1854-1894

Item Length: 9.2 in

Item Width: 6.1 in

Author: Kevin G. W. Olson

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: United States / State & Local / General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), United States / 19th Century

Publisher: University Press of Kansas

Publication Year: 2015

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: History

Item Weight: 12.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 284 Pages