Cover of Toward a more perfect Union

Toward a more perfect Union

by James R. Beck

2012 291 pages eng

"In 1854 all of Union Township, Clay County, Kansas, was part of the Public Domain. By 1894, every parcel in the township had moved from the government into private ownership. This book explores how these 155 settlers obtained their land. It examines various federal programs in the nineteenth centur…

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