Edition |
Second edition. |
Description |
x, 187 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
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Series |
Legends of the West series |
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Legends of the West series.
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Note |
Title of previous edition: Myths and mysteries of Kansas. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The bloody Benders: the first family of serial killers - The frightful childhood of Buffalo Bill Cody - The Dalton Gang's buried treasure - Nicodemus, Kansas: legendary black town of the American West - The Phog that blankets Lawrence, Kansas - When George Armstrong Custer deserted his post - Dwight David Eisenhower - Children: free to a good home in Kansas - Carry A. Nation in Kansas - The murder of the Hermit of Council Grove - John Brown's violent and bloody days - Amelia Earhart's return to Atchison, Kansas - FBI cover-up in Kansas City - Aunt Amanda's hidden fortune. |
Summary |
"Fourteen mind-boggling tales from the Sunflower State. From legends of the Dalton gang's buried treasure to when George Armstrong Custer went AWOL, Kansas Myths & Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories"--Back cover. |
Source |
PubPrim 04.2018 PARS |
Subject |
Kansas -- History -- Anecdotes.
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Curiosities and wonders -- Kansas -- Anecdotes.
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Legends -- Kansas.
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Added Title |
Kansas myths and legends |
Continues |
Myths and mysteries of Kansas.
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ISBN |
1493028405 |
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9781493028405 |
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