Prologue "Traveling through the wheat fields of central and western Kansas, one cannot help but notice the pillars of stone fence posts rimming the section lines of endless, open farm ground. These monuments of the past are slowly disappearing with [...]

"Mr. Karlin writes that the Volga Germans were to start reporting to the Russian military service in 1874. His brother would be inducted by fall of 1875, so they decided to emigrate at once. He also points out that they [...]

"...In the early to mid-twentieth century, most of America consisted of small towns and cities...Throughout Kansas, most towns were farm-to-market centers of commerce. They were agriculture based, and in some areas oil drilling and production had made its debut. For [...]