The Urban West at the End of the Frontier Carey Kasten Beneath Missouri Skies portrays a

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The Urban West at the End of the Frontier Carey Kasten Beneath Missouri Skies portrays aHistorians have largely ignored the western city; although a number of specialized studies have appeared in recent years, this volume is the first to assess the importance of the urban frontier in broad fashion. Lawrence H. Larsen studies the process of urbanization as it occurred in twenty four major frontier towns. Cities examined are Kansas City, St. Joseph, Lincoln, Omaha, Atchison, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Topeka, Austin, Dallas, Galveston,