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Interpreting the Shawnee Sun: Literacy and Cultural Persistence in Indian Country, 1833-1841.
Title
Interpreting the Shawnee Sun: Literacy and Cultural Persistence in Indian Country, 1833-1841.
Description
Article about the influence of literacy and the press on the Shawnee culture. "The Shawnee Sun is intriguing because it points to Shawnee-missionary collaboration, on the the one hand, and widespread Shawnee resistance to the broader cultural and religious demands associated with Christianity on the other."
Date
2008
Object Type
Magazine Article
The Capitals of Kansas
Title
The Capitals of Kansas
Description
Illustrations and article about the history of the captials of Kansas, including its territorial capitals, starting with Fort Leavenworth. In order the following capitals until statehood: Shawnee Methodist Mission in Johnson County, Pawnee, the Shawnee Mission again, Lecompton, Minneola, and finally Topeka.
Date
1904
Object Type
Magazine Article