Braving the Storm: Suicide in Clay County, 1893 – 1905
Date
2011-04-19
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Kansas State University. Dept. of History
Abstract
The author creates a vivid picture of turn of the century rural life as often impoverished, harsh, and filled with economic loss. He examines the unusually high suicide rate among young farmers who lost their land in the Panic of 1893. This study uses Clay County coroner and funeral home records.
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Clay County, Suicide, Panic of 1893, Land loss, Railroads
