Today, the State of Kansas marks its 150th anniversary of statehood. Modern pop culture regards Kansas as quiet, flat, ordinary, and even boring; alternatively it’s portrayed as an idyllic land of sunflower fields. But neither depiction reflects the reality of historical Kansas. Statehood did not come easy to Kansas. In the 1850′s, Kansas was the [...]
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