Fear, Politics, Myth, and Memory: Governor Thomas A. Osborn and the Osage Border War of 1874-1875.

The article focuses on Kansas Governor Thomas A. Osborn who promoted white colonization of the state in 1872 through the removal of Native American inhabitants and cites the need to recast the mythology of the Osage Border War of 1874-1875 which had clashing versions of related events. Topics include Osborn's policy and political agenda, the public fear fanned by killings of White settlers and Osages, and the emergence of vigilante groups. Also noted is the grasshopper plague in Kansas in 1875.