Rush County; at the south end of Post Rock Country; was organized on December 5; 1874; and named in honor of Capt. Alexander Rush; Company H; of the 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry. The first settlers arrived in 1869 and established homesteads along Walnut Creek near the Fort Hays�Fort Dodge Trail. With few trees on the vast; dry prairie; settlers searched for alternative building materials. Post Rock; a unique limestone bed that sat within inches of the surface; was so well used and became such a curiosity that it gave rise to the Post Rock Museum in 1963.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. good for culture interestedBy katvery interestingly written23 of 24 people found the following review helpful. Gans and SwirskiBy Lam Kam Ying MaryI dont want to belabour here the greatness of Ganss study: its an acknowledged classic and needs no further recommendation. But I would like to draw attention to a slightly less known study by Peter Swirski; called "From Lowbrow to Nobrow" (published about a year ago) which in many ways continues the line of inquiry spearheaded by Gans. As a matter of fact; Chapter 2 in "From Lowbrow to Nobrow" leans on Ganss book when it provides a thorough review (and a wonderful debunking) of a multitude of accusations raised against popular culture and popular fiction over the decades. Swirski tends to be more humorous and colloquial; and focuses mainly on literature and film; whereas Gans takes a more "wholistic" and sociological approach to popular culture. Otherwise; it is hard for me to decide which book I learned more from.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A propos Gans and SwirskiBy T. LaiI just want to say that i agree with the review above. I read both of these books; Gans Popular Culture and High Culture and Swirskis From lowbrow to Nobrow and i think both are great; they explore the same subjects; the are both easy and entertaining to read; and both pay a great deal of attention to sociological issues in contemporary culture. Naturally Swirski is more up to date and his perspective is a little broader; because he deals with aesthetics as well; but these two books are quite related; almost like two chapters of a much bigger book.
