Craig Miner, the ""dean of Kansas history,"" is Willard Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University. His books include the classic West of Wichita: Settling the High Plains of Kansas, 1865-1890 (see page 54) and, most recently, Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000 (see page 43).

Craig Miner, the ""dean of Kansas history,"" is Willard Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University. His books include the classic West of Wichita: Settling the High Plains of Kansas, 1865-1890 (see page 54) and, most recently, Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000 (see page 43).

Craig Miner, the ""dean of Kansas history,"" is Willard Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History at Wichita State University. His books include the classic West of Wichita: Settling the High Plains of Kansas, 1865-1890 (see page 54) and, most recently, Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854-2000 (see page 43).