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Kaw Valley Landscapes
This detailed guide to the backroads and small towns of northeastern Kansas charts a 350-mile loop from the Kansas-Missouri border west through the majestic Flint Hills. The …
Peopling the Plains
With information and maps constructed from census data, this annotated atlas illustrates the distribution of settlers in Kansas from diverse cultural and ethnic origins. Regional …
Middle West
It is the heartland, the home of the average--middle--American. Yet the definition of the Middle West, that most amorphous of regions, is elusive and changing. In historical, …
Kaw Valley Landscapes
The Middle West
Shortridge (cultural geography, U. of Kansas) examines the idea of the Middle West, relating the changing meaning of the term, regional identity, thepastoralism of the area. …
Our Town on the Plains
This volume reproduces more than 100 of J.J. Pennell's photographs. Taken from 1893 to 1922, the images depict life in Junction City and nearby Fort Riley, including people posing …
The Taste of American Place
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing …
Taste of American Place
Tracing the intertwined roles of food, ethnicity, and regionalism in the construction of American identity, this textbook examines the central role food plays in our lives. Drawing …
Cities on the Plains
From Abilene to Wichita and beyond, a constellation of cities glitters across the fertile plains of Kansas. Their history is entwined with that of the state as a whole, and their …
Kansas City and How It Grew, 1822-2011
Think of Kansas City and you'll probably think of barbecue, jazz, or the Chiefs. But for James Shortridge, this heartland city is more than the sum of its cultural beacons. In …