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Alexander Miller Harvey
1867–1928
A Kansas lawyer, politician, and writer, he moved easily between public life and the page. His surviving books suggest a strong interest in local history and in capturing the character of his time.
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Tales and Trails of Wakarusa
by Alexander Miller Harvey
About the author
Born in Richmond, Kentucky, on November 24, 1867, he later built his career in Kansas as a lawyer and public figure. He served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Kansas from 1897 to 1899 and was also known as an author.
His writing appears to have grown out of the same civic and regional interests that shaped his public career. He is credited with books including Wheat in the Ear and Notes for the History of Shawnee County, Kansas, which point to both a literary side and a desire to preserve local memory.
Harvey died in Topeka, Kansas, on March 9, 1928. Remembered today in large part through historical and reference records, he stands out as one of those early twentieth-century figures whose work crossed law, politics, and writing.