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Wichita & Sedgwick County (Kansas) Street Guide (Spiral-bound)

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Wichita, Kansas

Wichita and Kansas Books
Welcome to the Cyberguide to Wichita bookstore. We have set out to offer the most comprehensive collection of books on Wichita and Kansas as well as other topics of interest to the Cyberguide to Wichita visitors. Listed below are some of our recommendations. Click on individual titles to open a new window where you can find current price and more information about the selected feature.

Spotlight On Wichita
The ultimate guide & reference to Wichita with over 300 pages detailing about everything you would ever want to know about the life-style of Wichita, Kansas. This is a great resource for finding businesses in Wichita.

Roadside Kansas : A Traveler's Guide to Its Geology and Landmarks
Rex C. Buchanan, James R. McCauley / Paperback / Published 1987
Roadside Kansas, the perfect glove-compartment companion, is a guide to the geology, natural resources, and landscapes along nine of the state's major highways. Covering more than 2,600 miles, Buchanan and McCauley have provided mile-by-mile descriptions of interesting features, both contemporary and historical, to be seen all across the state. The information is organized by highway, so that modern-day explorers can follow the road logs easily, learning about the land they travel through.

Wichita: Visions from the Heartland

America's Heartland; Travel Guide to the Backroads of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas

The Double Eagle Guide to Camping in Western Parks and Forests: Northern Great Plains: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas

Wichita History

West of Wichita : Settling the High Plains of Kansas, 1865-1890
This volume, which presents a "slice-of-life" on the Plains during its early settlement, adds rich detail to our understanding of the struggle for survival in a harsh landscape that tested the hardiest pioneer. Miner concentrates not only on the major economic events of the period--railroad building, Indian raids, the grasshopper invasion of 1874, the blizzard of 1886--but also on the more personal experiences equally important: building sod houses, choosing crops, filing of claims, fighting varmints, and dealing with the deaths of children on the prairie.

Nightmare in Wichita: The Hunt for the BTK Strangler
THE FIRST BOOK to tell the tale of the BTK serial killer-written by the lawyer who assisted the police during the thirty-year search and was instrumental in the long-awaited arrest.
In 1974 a serial killer began a fourteen-year murder spree in Wichita, Kansas. Joining the ranks of Ted Bundy, the elusive sex murderer taunted authorities with clues, puzzles, and obscene letters. Then in 1988, he vanished, the killings stopped, and one of the longest and most baffling manhunts in the annals of crime came to a dead end. But in 2004, a letter- and a grisly clue-arrived at a local Wichita paper. And with it, a terrifying implication: BTK was back. Now, Robert Beattie delves for the first time into one of the most intriguing, and horrifying serial murder cases in American history.

Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door
For thirty-one years, an unremarkable family man stalked, killed, and terrorized the people of Wichita, Kansas. He was a devoted husband. A helpful Boy Scout dad. A reliable, conscientious employee. A dependable church president. And behind it all, the notorious serial killer BTK—a self-anointed acronym for "bind, torture, kill."

Wichita's Legacy of Flight
Known as the "Air Capital of the World," Wichita, Kansas, has been continuously associated with aviation longer than any city in the world. The cityís inventive and entrepreneurial spirit made an early mark on the aviation and aerospace industries. From the first hot air balloons floating over the wheat fields to the major aviation corporations that still call the city home, Wichita has been associated with the wonder of flight, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2003. The images in this book document the evolution of flight and its subsequent effect on the cowtown that dared to dream it could become an international center for aviation.

Wichita, 1860-1930 (Images of America: Kansas)
Wichita, Kansas, has grown significantly since the mid-19th century, when a group of pioneering entrepreneurs arrived to build on the trading and hunting activities of the Osage and Wichita peoples. Those early days of commerce gave way to Coleman, Cessna, and other companies whose influence helped shape the cityís development. From the Texas cowboys who ran the cattle drives to Lebanese merchants, the population of the city has been as diverse and as dynamic as its companies. This visual history of early Wichita showcases the colorful landmarks, people, and businesses that built the bustling city on the Arkansas River.

Dissent in Wichita: The Civil Rights Movement in the Midwest, 1954-72
Dissent in Wichita traces the contours of race relations and black activism in this unexpected locus of the civil rights movement. Based on interviews with more than eighty participants in and observers of Wichita's civil rights struggles, this powerful study hones in on the work of black and white local activists, setting their efforts in the context of anticommunism, FBI operations against black nationalists, and the civil rights policies of administrations from Eisenhower through Nixon.

Wichita century: A pictorial history of Wichita, Kansas, 1870-1970

Bear Grease, Builders and Bandits : The Men and Women of Wichita's Past

"Ad Astra Per Aspera": "To the Stars Through Difficulties": The Story of the Fourth National Bank and Trust Company, Wichita, Kansas

Kansas History

Bust to Boom : Documentary Photographs of Kansas, 1936-1949
Kansans of the 1930s and 1940s lived through more sweeping changes than any other generation past or present. Destructive forces of nature, an economy gone awry, and a devastating--and ironically, economically renewing--war left the world irrevocably altered. In this captivating collection, some of America's best-known documentary photographers provide a valuable glimpse into that tumultuous time.

Bloody Dawn : The Story of the Lawrence Massacre

The Cattle Towns

Cowtown Lawyers : Dodge City and Its Attorneys, 1876-1886

Ghost Towns of Kansas : A Traveler's Guide

Faded Dreams : More Ghost Towns of Kansas
Like hundreds of towns across Kansas, Palermo peaked then petered, leaving behind only a faded image of its former self. Now it's a ghost town--a shadowy remnant of what it once was, says Daniel Fitzgerald. Some ghost towns are completely gone, he says, while others remain as abandoned ruins or foundations. Some even have small populations and community spirit, but none are the bustling sites they once were. All are towns that time has passed by.

Daltons! : The Raid on Coffeyville, Kansas

Deadly Days in Kansas
Meet the legends of Dodge City and Abilene - Bill Hickock, Clay Allison, the Earp brothers and Tom Smith. Learn about colorful characters like Neb, "the Devil's own" and Jes-so, the dwarf. They are but two of the personalities who kept life interesting in Sheridan - a wild little town that popped up at end-of-track when the railroad ran out of money - and disappeared overnight when construction crews moved on.

Cowboys and Kansas : Stories from the Tallgrass Prairie

Dying and Living on the Kansas Prairie : A Diary
With quiet eloquence Rutledge celebrates her mother's life and guides us on a journey from anguish and doubt through self-discovery and healing. In the tradition of earlier plainswomen, she fuses deeply personal emotions with universal themes tied to family, community, religion, and work--amidst the stark beauty of the Flint Hills. Rutledge vividly describes the people and the seasons of the prairie, providing insight into how generations of tallgrass people have related to the land. She offers nostalgic memories of her childhood and family history, as well as reflections on the Kansas pioneer spirit and its special brand of humor.

Civil War Kansas : Reaping the Whirlwind (Modern War Studies Series)
Long recognized as a key study on the war in the trans-Mississippi West, Civil War Kansas describes the political, military, social, and economic events of the state's first four years. Castel contributes to a better understanding of the Civil War in this region through a realistic presentation and analysis of the Kansas-Missouri border conflict, the operations of the Missouri guerrillas under Quantrill, and the Union and Confederate military campaigns in Missouri, Arkansas, the Indian Territory, and Kansas itself.

Civil War in Kansas

Exodusters : Black Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction

Farming the Dust Bowl

Fifty Million Acres : Conflicts over Kansas Land Policy, 1854-1890

Ghost Settlement on the Prairie : A Biography of Thurman, Kansas (Rural America)

Going Home to Nicodemus : The Story of an African American Frontier Town and the Pioneers Who Settled It

Great Gunfighters of the Kansas Cowtowns, 1867-1886,

Hayseeds, Moralizers, and Methodists : The Twentieth-Century Image of Kansas

Historical Atlas of Kansas

Kansas : A History

Guide to Kansas Architecture

Kansas : A Pictorial History

Home on the Range : A Century on the High Plains

Horse of a Different Color : Reminiscenses of a Kansas Drover

The Kansas Century : 100 Years of Championship Jayhawk Basketball

Kansas (America the Beautiful)

Pioneer Women : Voices from the Kansas Frontier
From a rediscovered collection of priceless autobiographical accounts written by hundreds of pioneer women, Joanna Stratton has made a remarkable and widely celebrated book. Never before has there been such a detailed record of women's courage, such a living portrait of the women who civilized the American frontier. Here are their stories: wilderness mothers, schoolmarms, Indian squaws, immigrants, homesteaders, and circuit riders. Their personal recollections of prairie fires, locust plagues, cowboy shootouts, Indian raids, and blizzards on the plains vividly reveal the drama, danger and excitement of the pioneer experience.

Kansas Quilts & Quilters
"An exhilarating account of quilt history, Kansas history, and women's history. Rooted solidly in scholarly research and written with obvious empathy, this book excites the mind and warms the heart. It is a major contribution to the literature on quilts and women's lives. Salute!"--Gwen Marston, author of Twenty Little Patchwork Quilts

Kansas - Other

Jezebel
by Gordon A. Kessler
Gordon A. Kessler is a former US Marine paratrooper living in the Midwest. He has taught novel writing for the Wichita Free University, Butler County Community College, and the Kansas Writers Association.
Visit: www.jezebelthenovel.com

Folklore from Kansas: Customs, Beliefs, and Superstitions
A major contribution to the heritage of the Great Plains region, this volume is a compilation of over 7,000 separate items, relating to the folk customs, beliefs, and superstitions of Kansas. More than 2,000 people, representing every county in the state, were interviewed during a fifteen-year survey conducted by Koch and his assistants. Individuals of all ages contributed material that has lived in oral tradition for decades--items ranging from superstitions about when to hold a wedding ceremony to remedies for hiccups and warts.

Kansas in Color

Kansas - Nature

An Illustrated Guide to Endangered or Threatened Species in Kansas (Kansas Nature Guides)
This unique and important guide focuses not only on threatened and endangered species, but also on the preservation of the habitats that sustain them. It will be of great benefit to those people in industry and agriculture whose business requires them to alter the natural environment but who wish to protect and preserve its treasures.

The Birds of Konza : The Avian Ecology of the Tallgrass Prairie
by John L. Zimmerman
Renowned for its tall grasses, the Konza Prairie in east-central Kansas provides shelter for a variety of birds, from the mourning dove to the wild turkey.

Field Guide to the Common Weeds of Kansas
This handbook illustrates and describes the 200 kinds of common weeds found in Kansas along roadsides and in yards, gardens, and cultivated fields. Designed as a reference for the general reader with no special training in botany, it will be of value to farmers, ranchers, gardeners, or anyone who must control weeds.

Fishes in Kansas (Public Education Series, No. 14)
Distributed by the University Press of Kansas. Published by the University of Kansas Natural History Museum in cooperation with Western Resources, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and the Kansas Biological Survey.

Kansas Wildlife
In Kansas Wildlife four of the state's best wildlife photographers combine 130 photographs to create a colorful sampler of the state's biodiversity--from delicate Cricket Frogs to ponderous Bison, from stately Great Blue Herons to madcap Chickadees, from cautious Ornate Box Turtles to high-strung Prairie Rattlesnakes.

Oceans of Kansas Paleontology
A guide to the Kansas of 85 million years ago when the state was covered by a vast ocean and real sea monsters lived here.

A Guide to Bird Finding in Kansas and Western Missouri

A Guide to Kansas Mushrooms (Kansas Nature Guides)

Kansas Geology : An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

Kansas (From Sea to Shining Sea)

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