Ridin' Trails and Writin' Rhymes: Cowboy Culture of Kansas

Schedule

Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 02:30 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Manhattan Public Library | Manhattan, KS

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Kansas was a key crossroads of frontier trails. It was the state
which helped bring the legend of the cowboy to life, from Abilene
to Dodge City and from the Chisholm Trail and Gunsmoke fame
to the beef industry of today. This presentation shares the rich
cowboy history and folklore of Kansas using stories and cowboy
poems, presented by poet lariat (NOT laureate), Ron Wilson.
Audience members will enjoy Ron’s poetry that he says is “all-
original, humorous, family-friendly, patriotic, and most of the time,
it even rhymes.”
This RCGS program is sponsored by Humanities Kansas. It is Free and open to the public.
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Where is it happening?

Manhattan Public Library, 629 Poyntz Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502-6131, United States

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