Geneva Thorne : A Narrative Poem and A Picture of Pioneer Life Revealing The Grave Foundations of Culture In Kansas and The Slight Structure Built Thereupon

Author

Olive Van Metre, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

English

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

This thesis is a narrative poem about frontier life in Kansas. This thesis is not submitted with the thought that it will add one jot to the known facts of Kansas history; but it is offered in the hope of stirring appreciation for a type of pioneer who helped to lay the corner stone of Kansas. This type has always, in the telling of old tales, been left unsung; the still and even tenor of their lives does not attract attention. Yet they were here. and the contributed the richest blood that Kansas boasts today. To the youngest generation of their blood this story is particularly addressed.

Keywords

Kansas--History, Kansas territorial history, Poetry, Women, Settlers, Family life, Indigenous people, Native Americans, Homesteading, Westward expansion

Advisor

Dr. Myrta E. McGinnis

Date of Award

Spring 1936

Document Type

Thesis

DOI

10.58809/OEMX1362

Recommended Citation

Van Metre, Olive, "Geneva Thorne : A Narrative Poem and A Picture of Pioneer Life Revealing The Grave Foundations of Culture In Kansas and The Slight Structure Built Thereupon" (1936). Master's Theses. 249.
DOI: 10.58809/OEMX1362
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/249

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