Each episode included in this book explores unusual events, unsolved crimes, and legends in Kansas’s history. From rumors of the Dalton gang’s buried treasures to the disappearance of an entire town, Kansas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.
Each episode included in this book explores unusual events, unsolved crimes, and legends in Kansas’s history. From rumors of the Dalton gang’s buried treasures to the disappearance of an entire town, Kansas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.
Diana Lambdin Meyer is a Kansas City–based freelance travel writer. Her lifelong fascination with history and the odd details of life have inspired her to write about the myths and legends that have taken place in Kansas in the past 150 years. Diana’s career as a travel writer has taken her, a farm girl from rural southern Illinois, to some of the farthest reaches of the planet—but some of her favorites stories and journeys have been just down the road and around the corner. Diana is also the author of Day Trips from Kansas City and Nebraska: Off The Beaten Path (both Globe Pequot Press). She and her husband/photographer, Bruce, are active members of the Society of American Travel Writers. Follow their journeys at www.mojotraveler.com.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Bloody Benders: The First Family of Serial Killers Chapter 2: The Frightful Childhood of Buffalo Bill Cody Chapter 3: The Dalton Gang’s Buried Treasure Chapter 4: Nicodemus, Kansas: Legendary Black Town of the American West Chapter 5: The Phog That Blankets Lawrence, Kansas Chapter 6: When General George Armstrong Custer Deserted His Post Chapter 7: Dwight David Eisenhower Chapter 8: Children: Free to a Good Home in Kansas Chapter 9: Carry A. Nation in Kansas Chapter 10: The Murder of the Hermit of Council Grove Chapter 11: John Brown Chapter 12: Amelia Earhart’s Return to Atchison, Kansas Chapter 13: FBI Cover-Up in Kansas City Chapter 14: Aunt Amanda’s Hidden Fortune Bibliography Index About the Author
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Bloody Benders: The First Family of Serial Killers Chapter 2: The Frightful Childhood of Buffalo Bill Cody Chapter 3: The Dalton Gang’s Buried Treasure Chapter 4: Nicodemus, Kansas: Legendary Black Town of the American West Chapter 5: The Phog That Blankets Lawrence, Kansas Chapter 6: When General George Armstrong Custer Deserted His Post Chapter 7: Dwight David Eisenhower Chapter 8: Children: Free to a Good Home in Kansas Chapter 9: Carry A. Nation in Kansas Chapter 10: The Murder of the Hermit of Council Grove Chapter 11: John Brown Chapter 12: Amelia Earhart’s Return to Atchison, Kansas Chapter 13: FBI Cover-Up in Kansas City Chapter 14: Aunt Amanda’s Hidden Fortune Bibliography Index About the Author
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