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Revised and updated edition. |
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xiv, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
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| Summary |
"In his introduction to Dan Dancer's The Four Seasons of Kansas, bestselling author William Least Heat-Moon reflects upon the Great Kansas Passage of those who race their cars westward across Interstate 70 without trying to understand the truth of the place. Ted Cable and Wayne Maley come to the rescue of those travelers with a new guide that will expand and enrich their understanding of a state whose history, in Heat-Moon's words, is 'a tumbling of guns, torches, hatchets, and knives.' Guided by Cable and Maley, the historical landscapes of I-70 come back to life, recalling landmarks and legacies relating to pioneer movements and Indian dispossession, army outposts and great bison hunts, cowboys and cattle trails, the struggles over slavery and women's rights, and the emergence of major wheat, beef, oil, and water industries. Their guide parcels out information, mile-marker by mile-marker (in boldface), in a way that's equally accessible to westbound and eastbound users alike. In this second edition the authors have updated the information throughout, including new sites and new stories. Driving across Kansas, 2nd edition, will reward the observant traveler with a treasure trove of details sure to increase his or her appreciation for the great Sunflower State"--Provided by publisher. |
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"In July 2003, we published Driving across Kansas, a guidebook offering information and easily accessible stops for travelers crossing the state on I-70. It's sold well for us--3600 copies--but is now dated. In this second edition, the authors have updated the information throughout, deleting sites that have disappeared, adding new sites, and including new stories that reflect changes in the state over the past 13 years"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Westbound -- Kansas City-Lawrence Area -- Topeka, the State Capital -- Flint Hills Region -- Junction City-Fort Riley -- Salina : Crossing the Center of the State -- Smoky Hills Region -- Hays -- Entering the High Plains -- Goodland -- Part 2. Eastbound. |
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Kansas -- Guidebooks.
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Interstate 70 -- Guidebooks.
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Automobile travel -- Kansas -- Guidebooks.
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Kansas -- History, Local.
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TRAVEL / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD).
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI).
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| Added Author |
Maley, Wayne A., author.
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| ISBN |
9780700624140 (pbk.) |
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