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A Splendid Ride: The Streetcars Of Kansas City By: The Kansas City Star & Monroe Dodd Kansas City's streetcar lines once crisscrossed downtown, went to the edges of town and then beyond to places like St. Joseph, Excelsior Springs, and Lawrence. Numerous photos and stories spanning over 80 years highlight this KC fixture. 208 pages. Hardcover: $37.65 |
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Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty In The Civil War Era By: Nicole Etcheson Despite the few number of slaves or signs that it would flourish, civil war tore the Kansas Territory apart in the 1850s and 1860s. Etcheson argues the sides of the pro-slavery and the free-state advocates in Bleeding Kansas from 1854 to 1880. 370 pages. Hardcover: $37.70 |
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Kansas: The History Of The Sunflower State, 1854-2000 By: Craig Miner Miner's history of the Kansas spans 150 years of the state's most dynamic figures, contrasting attitudes, and growing communities. From the dark days of territorial Kansas to the boom of post-World War II, Kansas is all-encompassing. 534 pages. Paberback: $14.00 |
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The WPA Guide to 1930s Kansas By: The Works Progress Administration Complete and entertaining, these guidebooks led travelers throughout America in the past. Today, travelers can use the guidebook to explore how places have changed and, in some cases, have become forgotten. 538 pages. Paperback: $15.05 |
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Kansas Curiosities 2nd Edition By: Pam Grout A guidebook to the weirdest and wackiest people, places and things in Kansas. Explore the backroads of Kansas and experience shark teeth artwork, an underground city beneath a thrift shop, Rock City, and the Garden of Eden. 304 pages. Paperback: $14.00 |
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Ghost Towns Of Kansas: A Traveler's Guide By: Daniel Fitzgerald Organized by region with instructions and maps, this guidebook tells the story of 100 towns that have either disappeared or are only remnants of the past. The town's settlement, history, important figures and eventual decline is chronicled. 348 pages. Paperback: $16.10 |
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A Kid's Guide To Kansas City By: Shifra Stein Continually one of the most popular parental resource guides in Kansas City. This updated version contains educational and entertaining attractions, restaurants and events in the Kansas City area, divided by region of the city. 256 pages. Paperback: $16.10 |
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