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Land of the Post Rock: Its Origins, - Grace Muilenburg, 9780700601943, paperback
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- ISBN
- 9780700601943
- Book Title
- Land of the Post Rock : Its Origins, History, and People
- Item Length
- 9.9in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Publication Year
- 1975
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Science, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Earth Sciences / Geology
- Item Width
- 6.8in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 222 Pages
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In north-central Kansas, where woodlands are sparse and prairies expansive, rows of creamy-buff, brown-striped stone fence posts grace the landscape. These stately posts are shaped from the native rock known as Fencepost limestone, or simply post rock. Now tourist attractions, the posts are also regional trademarks that bespeak the resourcefulness of early Kansas settlers. Land of the Post Rock is a story of north-central Kansas and its people, and their relationship to the post rock. The authors weave together regional geology, geography, and economics with local history and pioneer folklore to describe how post rock shaped the area's development. They have recorded the story of a unique aspect of Mid-American heritage. Post rock played a vital role as the central Kansas upland evolved from a treeless grassland to an area of cultivated farms. Obliged to find a substitute for post timber, early settlers began turning back the sod and splitting posts from the rock layer that for hundreds of centuries had lain dormant. The rock became a central factor in the development of that segment of the plains as dugouts and sod houses gave way to substantial dwellings constructed of stone. This book contains a generous amount of local oral history. The authors traveled the region collecting stories about the early settlers' dependence on post rock to survive on prairie homesteads. Here, too, is ethnic history. Details are provided on the backgrounds, talent, and personalities of the European immigrants who settled the area and used the rock. Those who are curious about the physical nature of post rock and how it was formed will find answers in this book. The authors explain how the rock was quarried, how stone posts were set, and how post rock was prepared for buildings and other structures. The volume is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, maps, and charts, as well as ten full-color photographs of post-rock scenes and structures. It can serve as a guide for interested explorers, because it includes specific information on where post-rock artifacts and buildings my be observed today. It is a major contribution to the preservation of the post-rock landscape and heritage.
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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700601945
ISBN-13
9780700601943
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Land of the Post Rock : Its Origins, History, and People
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Earth Sciences / Geology
Publication Year
1975
Genre
Science, History
Number of Pages
222 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.8in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
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"A wonderful bit of local history which will intrigue anyone interested in the settlement of our Great Plains."Library Journal, "A wonderful bit of local history which will intrigue anyone interested in the settlement of our Great Plains."-- Library Journal
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Geographic Setting 2. Land of the Post Rock Aborning Going West--to Kansas A New Homeland for Europeans Staying On 3. Saga of the Stone Posts To Fence or Not to Fence Who Set the First Stone Posts in North-central Kansas? How They Did It Old-Timers Recall the Quarrying Business and the Worth of a Stone Post Stone Posts by the Mile 4. Post Rock's Uses in Perspective Building Stone and Its Competitors Post Rock: Builder's Choice, the Late 1800s and Early 1900s The End of an Era and Post Rock's Comeback in the 1930s Post Rock Up to Date 5. Whence the Fence: Geology of Post-Rock Country The Landscape--On the Rocks The Rocks and Fossils The Brown Streak(s) Ancient History 6. On a Journey Through the Land of the Post Rock Up the Republican, above the Solomon The Inner Region: From the Solomon to the Saline to the Smoky Hill Below the Smoky Hill, onto the Reaches of the Arkansas 7. Majestic and Durable They Still Stand Notes Bibliography and Sources Index
Copyright Date
1975
Lccn
74-023833
Dewey Decimal
917.81
Illustrated
Yes
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