Gathering strays : stories from Kansas and the southwestern plains
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Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023].
Physical Desc
xiii, 387 pages ; 23 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Main Level - New | 978 HOY | Checked Out | May 23, 2024 |
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023].
Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
40031670451
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General Note
Includes index.
Description
"Gathering Strays is a collection of vignettes about Kansas, Great Plains, and Western life--historical and contemporary. Jim Hoy has gathered short essays into sections: Cattle Towns, Outlaws, The Cowboy, and several others. He introduces us to folks we've not met--such as failed train robber Elmer McCurdy, whose arsenic-embalmed body went on tour and made money for the undertaker, Joseph Johnson of Pawhuska, KS--and those with whom we're more familiar, such as Jesse James and Buffalo Bill. He tells us about the origin of the cowboy and about Black cowboys and Mexican Vaqueros. He recounts stories about rodeo and cattle drives. And throughout, his style, easy to read yet authoritative, describes the people, places, and events that make the region distinctive and celebrated"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hoy, J. F. (2023). Gathering strays: stories from Kansas and the southwestern plains . University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoy, James F.. 2023. Gathering Strays: Stories From Kansas and the Southwestern Plains. University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hoy, James F.. Gathering Strays: Stories From Kansas and the Southwestern Plains University Press of Kansas, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hoy, James F.. Gathering Strays: Stories From Kansas and the Southwestern Plains University Press of Kansas, 2023.
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