Growth of the u. S. Beef industry. The Watkins Museum of history and lawrence kansas hosted this event. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our latest book chat at the watkins. I am will hickox. I thank you for joining us tonight. Im starting to sound like a broken record before every event, but these days, when there are so many options for things to do with our free time, and you can just sit on your couch every evening. It is very encouraging and exciting for us here at the museum to have folks come in for our events. We really appreciate it. I know that the staff of the bookstore appreciates it as well. I will introduce tonights guest speaker. James sherow is University Distinguished professor at the department of history at kansas state university. He specializes in researching and teaching environmental history. Kansas history. North American Indian history and the history of the American West. Professor sherow sherow has written six books and numerous articles. It is a familiar re
Tgsds and here, here is the thing that shaped the trade more than anything else altogether. This tick, a lovely little creature, and then it harbored a three micron large protozoan, a tiny Little Critter inside the belly of this tick. Now, this tick thrived in the southern regions of the United States, in the southern portions of texas but also in mississippi and louisiana, georgia, florida, and what this tick would do, it latches on to the cattle. It would latch onto deer and horses as well, and then it would release this protozoan into the bloodstream of the cattle. In the south, the long horns and the cherokee cattle both developed immunities to this tick. The mothers milk gave those calves enough immunity where they could survive. They would be they would be touched by this disease, but they would survive it and grow into adulthood. This protozoan, when it got into the bloodstream of an animal that wasnt protected by the antibodies that its mother had given it, it would directly at
Evening, its very encouraging and exciting for us here at the museum to have folks come in for our events. We really appreciate it. And i know that the staff of the raven bookstore appreciates it as well. So now ill introduce tonights guest speaker. James e. Sherow is a professor in the department of history at kansas state university. He specializes in researching and teaching environmental history, kansas history, and the history of the american west. Professor sherow has written six books and numerous articles, including Railroad Empire across the heartland, rephotographing Alexander Gardners westward journey, which is a familiar resource for the staff and volunteers at the watkins. I know we have that book on our shelves and weve used it. And the grasslands of the United States. Tonight, professor sherow will discuss his latest work, and copies will be available for purchase and signing thanks to our partners at the raven bookstore right here in lawrence, kansas. So without further
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Because he was unsupervised, the family says he wandered off and was found dead nearly a month later. The family and their lawyer will make a statement this afternoon. A day after a loud and sometimes combative hearing on capitol hill, metro Board Members will meet. Among the issues being addressed, a proposed name change for two metro stations and the general managers budget proposal. Getting more money was a big issue at yesterdays hearings. Back and forth became heated when one congressman says metro did not know how to spend money. If youre looking at increasing the operating revenue the way that youre talking about, you building the most expensive operating system. All im asking from you is 300 million which is your fair share given the fact that we transport 50 of your workforce. Every day. Congressman mark meadows eventually said he would support more metro funding, but only if the system can major it more reliable and safe. Met proceed is also in the hot seat after a bus hit in