Frank Carlson was as much a part of the Kansas landscape as sunflowers and cottonwood trees. But he was even more than that. Frank Carlson was the American dream come to life. He was the son of Swedish immigrants who settled in Cloud County a century ago. and his life spanned nearly half the history of his adopted homeland. He was also that rarest breed of political animal: One who. by refusing to court either power or popularity. guaranteed himself of both. The story is an authentic Kansas legend. of how four local businessmen approached Frank in a Concordia wheatfield back in the spring of 1928.
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