Kansas Forts & Bases: Sentinels on the Prairie

by Debra Goodrich Bisel, Michelle M. Martin

Overview

The relationship between Kansas and the science of war is ingrained, consistent and evident, yet it seems antithetical to the quiet, conservative farmer who is the quintessential image of the state. It is not. The same values created both, and both created Kansas. From early exploration of America, Bleeding Kansas, the Civil War and the Plains Indian wars to the world wars and the modern era, the forts and bases of the Sunflower State have been central to America's defense. Beginning with Fort de Cavagnial in 1744 through to the defunct fields of Cold War missile silos, historians Debra Goodrich Bisel and Michelle M. Martin provide a guide to the forts and posts throughout Kansas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609498269
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	02/19/2013
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Deb Goodrich Bisel is president of the Shawnee County Historical Society and co-president of the Civil War Roundtable of Eastern Kansas. A freelance journalist and historian, she has appeared on numerous documentaries, has spoken to hundreds of groups around the nation and is a frequent talk-radio guest. Michelle M. Martin is a widely sought-after living history interpreter. She has taught history at Pittsburg State University, Baker University and Fort Scott Community College in Kansas and is currently on the faculty at Rogers State University. Martin is the Director/Historian of the Little House on the Prairie Museum near Independence, KS.

Table of Contents

Foreword Jerry Morelock 9

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 15

1 Policing the Indian Frontier and Guarding Kansas Territory (1744-1861) 17

2 Ad Astra Per Aspera: The Civil War (1861-1865) 65

3 The Soldier State: The Indian Wars and Westward Expansion (1866-1899) 85

4 War: Hot, Cold and Beyond (1900-Present) 112

Notes 131

Bibliography 135

Index 139

About the Authors 143