Langdon, Kansas: the aging of a rural town

A historical analysis of the development of Langdon, a rural Kansas town, from its beginnings in early XX century to the time of its highest degree of prosperity from 1912 through 1920, and its decline from 1920 until 1950. The causes of the town's decline are analyzed. === Thesis (M.A.)--Wichi...

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Main Author: Sherow, James E.
Other Authors: Duram, James C.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Wichita State University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10057/5251
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Summary:A historical analysis of the development of Langdon, a rural Kansas town, from its beginnings in early XX century to the time of its highest degree of prosperity from 1912 through 1920, and its decline from 1920 until 1950. The causes of the town's decline are analyzed. === Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of History.