Lower Plains: Kansas, Nebraska

by Elisabeth Herschbach

As an abolitionist stronghold, nineteenth-century Kansas was a battleground for civil rights. Nebraska, hub of the first Transcontinental Railroad, was the gateway to the West. Today, both Kansas and Nebraska are leading breadbasket states, producing crops that feed the nation. This region includes both the largest tallgrass prairie preserve and the most extensive sand dunes in the nation. Notable Nebraskans and Kansans who have left their mark on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142223326X
• ISBN13: 9781422233269
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8