| Eccentric Kansas: Tales from Atchison to Winfield Contributor(s): Ringer, Roger L. (Author), Tanner, Rebecca J. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467144231 ISBN-13: 9781467144230 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Reference | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Dewey: 978.1 |
| LCCN: 2019948154 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kansas has tales as extraordinary as its plains, although the stories behind the legends are sometimes lost to time. Discover the history of the state's world-class violinist, homemade airplane and alleged volcano. Iola's Mad Bomber blew up the town's sal |
Contributor Bio(s): Ringer, Roger L.: - Roger Ringer is a lifelong Kansan. He is a member of the Western Music Association and the Cowboy Storytellers Association of the Western Plains. He has also served as a historic interpreter at the Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita. In addition to his poetry, Roger has published a volume on little-known Kansas history, Kansas Oddities. He still lives in the Gypsum Hills of south-central Kansas and continues to research and find stories of Kansas that have been forgotten and need to be saved. |
