Kansas Myths And Legends

Author : Diana Lambdin Meyer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493028413
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kansas Myths and Legends written by Diana Lambdin Meyer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kansas Myths and Legends explores unusual events, unsolved crimes, and legends in Kansas’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Texas history. The more than a dozen stories answer questions such as: Is it possible that a family of four living on the Kansas prairie got away with serial murder for more than three years and escaped to another part of the country to continue their killing spree? Are there still remnants of a late widow’s fortune buried throughout her property? Is the well-marked grave of Buffalo Bill Cody indeed his final resting place, or did some loyal friends surreptitiously remove him from Colorado and fulfill his last wish to be buried near his namesake town? From rumors of the Dalton gang’s buried treasures to the disappearance of an entire town, Kansas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.

Author : Diana Lambdin Meyer
Publisher : Legends of the West
ISBN 13 : 9781493028405
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kansas Myths and Legends written by Diana Lambdin Meyer and published by Legends of the West. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each episode included in this book explores unusual events, unsolved crimes, and legends in Kansas's history. From rumors of the Dalton gang's buried treasures to the disappearance of an entire town, Kansas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.

Author : Diana Lambdin Meyer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 076278380X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Mysteries of Kansas written by Diana Lambdin Meyer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of twelve stories from Kansas's past explores some of the Sunflower State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.

Author : Carrie De Voe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legends of the Kaw written by Carrie De Voe and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Craig Miner
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700614249
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kansas written by Craig Miner and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2002-10-21 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kansas is not only the Sunflower State, it's the very heart of America's heartland. It is a place of extremes in politics as well as climate, where ambitious and energetic people have attempted to put ideals into practice-a state that has come a long way since being identified primarily with John Brown and his exploits. Craig Miner has written a complete and balanced history of Kansas, capturing the state's colorful past and dynamic present as he depicts the persistence of contrasting images of and attitudes toward the state throughout its 150 years. A work combining serious scholarship with great readability, it encompasses everything from the Kansas-Nebraska Act to the evolution-creationism controversy, emphasizing the historical moments that were pivotal in forming the culture of the state and the diverse group of people who have contributed to its history. Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State is the first new state history to appear in over twenty-five years and the most thoroughly researched ever published. Written to enlighten general readers within and well beyond the state's borders, it offers coverage not found in previous histories: greater attention to its cities-notably Wichita-and to its south central and western regions, accounts of business history, contributions of women and minorities, and environmental concerns. It presents the dark as well as the bright side of Kansas progressivism and is the first Kansas history to deal with the post-World War II era in any significant detail. Craig Miner has spent almost forty years researching, teaching, and writing Kansas history and has dug deeply into primary sources-especially gubernatorial papers-that shed new light on the state. That research has enabled him to assemble a wider cast of characters and more entertaining collection of quotations than found in earlier histories and to better show how individual initiative and entrepreneurial aspirations have profoundly influenced the creation of present-day Kansas. Ranging from the days of cattle and railroads to the era of oil and agribusiness, this history situates the state in its own terms rather than as a sidebar to a larger American epic. Miner brings to its pages an identifiable Kansas character to preserve what is distinctive about the state's identity for future generations, echoing what one Kansan said over half a century ago: "Kansas is simply Kansas. May she never be tempted to become anything else."

Author : Adrian Zink
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439663661
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Kansas written by Adrian Zink and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kansas' storied past is filled with fascinating firsts, humorous coincidences and intriguing characters. A man who had survived a murderous proslavery massacre in 1858 hanged his would-be executioner five years later. A wealthy Frenchman utilized his utopian ideals to create an award-winning silk-producing commune in Franklin County. A young boy's amputated arm led to the rise of Sprint Corporation. The first victim of the doomed Donner Party met her end in Kansas. In 1947, a housewife in Johnson County, indignant at the poor condition of the local school for black children, sparked school desegregation nationwide. Author and historian Adrian Zink digs deep into the Sunflower State's history to reveal these hidden and overlooked stories.

Author : Voe Carrie De
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318004096
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legends of the Kaw the Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley written by Voe Carrie De and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Carrie De Voe
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342802890
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legends of the Kaw; the Folk-lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley written by Carrie De Voe and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : T. D. Griffith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149304060X
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Hills Myths and Legends written by T. D. Griffith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did a doomed party of prospectors discover gold in South Dakota's Black Hills decades before Custer's Black Hills Expedition scouted out the area? Why would anyone want to murder one of Deadwood, South Dakota's most upstanding citizens? Where did Lame Johnny hide his stolen cache of over $7.5 million in gold? From the wily—and some say dangerous—jackalope to the world’s largest mammoth grave, Black Hills Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Mount Rushmore State’s most fascinating and compelling stories.

Author : Sarah Smarsh
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762766441
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It Happened in Kansas written by Sarah Smarsh and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It Happened in Kansas features over 25 chapters in Kansas history. Lively and entertaining, this book brings the varied and fascinating history of the Sunflower State to life.