This is the classic 1912 Kansas Cyclopedia of the State of Kansas edited by Frank W. Blackmar, A. M. Ph. D. In it you will find tons of information about the state and its people. In the introduction Blackmar states that "Perhaps no other commonwealth admitted into the Union during the last half of the last century has a greater historical interest than Kansas. Born in the storm and stress period of national political controversy, cradled in the tumult of civil war, and reared to full statehood in an era unparalleled in the arts of peace, the life of Kansas has been one of intense activity. Carved out of territory once known as part of the Great American Desert, by the industry of her people it has become one of the most productive and wealthy states of the Union in proportion to its population. "
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