[PDF] Kansas Curiosities eBook

Author : Pam Grout
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0762765798

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Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Sunflower State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Kansan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Kansas Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Pam Grout takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Sunflower State. Visit the Museum of the World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things—and get your own largest ball starter kit. Meet more chainsaw-wielding, glow-in-the-dark-scrap-metal-zoo-building, grapefruit-peel-sculpting, papier-mâché-mixing, porcelain-pig-painting grassroots artists than you can shake a stick at! Get a load of Big Brutus, a sixteen-story coal shovel that has become a popular tourist attraction; and discover the thrill of an indoor hurricane—it’ll blow you away.

Author : Pam Grout
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,32 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 9780762741045

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Discover over 200 of the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things Kansas has to offer.

Author : Kathleen W. Deady
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 15,96 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736822466

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Presents information about the state of Kansas, its nickname, flag, motto, and emblems.

Author : Bill Thomas
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836846652

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Provides an in-depth and comprehensive portrait of the state of Kansas, including its history, people, land, economy, and government.

Author : Patti DeLano
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1493044214

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Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, Kansas Off the Beaten Path shows you the Sunflower State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed. Attend a “twine party” in Cawker City to make the world’s largest ball of twine (almost nine tons). Go on a retreat to the Dominican Sisters’ Heartland Farm and try your hand at organic gardening and holistic healing Sample some of the twenty-eight wines produced at Smoky Hill Vineyards and Winery in Salina. So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Author : Roger L Ringer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 36,19 MB
Release : 2009-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1439664420

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Touch down at Dead Cow International Airport and sample the state's bumper crop of bizarre history. The most commonplace sights contain unlikely stories, from the bulldozer's Morrowsville origins to the sunflower's journey from outlawed weed to state symbol. Some of this heritage lies submerged or buried, like the world's only saltwater spring, which now sits at the bottom of a man-made lake. Rumored caches of the Fleagle Gang's loot still draw treasure hunters in spades. From mariachi legends to rodeo roundups, Roger Ringer gathers in a vast and varied harvest of Kansas lore.

Author : Lisa Waterman Gray
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 2011-06-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1581578776

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With Explorer’s Guides, expert authors and helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, family-friendly activities, and excellent restaurants and lodgings. Regional and city maps help you get around and What’s Where provides a quick reference on everything from tourist attractions to off-the-beaten-track sites. Along with Amish farms, rolling countryside, and interesting history, Kansas offers rodeos, powwows, pancake races, Renaissance fairs, and spinach festivals. Kansas is known for wheat, cattle, and wide-open spaces, but it also has day spas, boutique hotels, museums, concerts, and vital urban scenes. There’s a lot to see and do here; with an insider guiding you, you can expect extras, like a detailed look at the exciting cultural centers of eastern Kansas, with their fine restaurants, nightlife, and art. There really is no place like Kansas!

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0635093367

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This unique book combines state-specific facts and 30 fun-to-do hands-on projects. The History Project Book includes creating a cartoon panel to describe how your state name may have come about, creating a fort replica, making a state history museum, dressing up as a famous explorer and recreating the main discovery, and more! Kids will have a blast and build essential knowledge skills including research, reading, writing, science and math. Great for students in K-8 grades and for displaying in the classroom, library or home.