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This work offers the writings and thoughts on Kansas of 17 authors. The contributors' views span the period 1910 to 1994: they show not only a physical love of Kansas the place, but also present it as a state of mind. Writers include William Allen White, Zula Bennington Green and Robert Day.
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"This superb collection of writings by seventeen skilled observers focuses on why Kansas has engendered such loyalty among its citizens and how they feel about it. Every Kansan can enjoy and benefit from this delightful and stimulating collection, and anyone seeking a better understanding of the Kansas character, the shaping forces behind the Kansas heritage, and the thinking involved in the Kansas 'state of mind' will find this book essential and rewarding reading."--Wichita Eagle
"A treasure for every Kansan. This beautiful little book represents the views of some extraordinary writers with deep feelings for Kansas."--Kansas History
"A sampler of the best writing on Kansas. Each of the pieces reflects the writers' convictions that Kansas represents something powerful, something significant, something noteworthy."--Kansas! Magazine
"A reflective journey into Kansas not only as place but as a state of mind. The essayists include poets, journalists, historians, and writers whose views span from 1910 to the present. In his fine introduction (which itself stands as an evocative portrait of Kansas) Tom Averill sums up: 'there is something powerful, something significant, something noteworthy about Kansas.' Capturing this 'something' are pieces by William Allen White, Karl Menninger, Zula Bennington Greene, Milton Eisenhower, Robert Day, and William Least Heat-Moon, among others. The book is richly illustrated with prints by Kansas artists, visual essays of simple power."--Topeka Capital-Journal
"A must-have for Kansans in heart, mind, or spirit, if not in fact. Black-and-white illustrations throughout come from such Kansas artists as John Steuart Curry and Birger Sandzen."--Kansas City Star
"Delightful reading."--Journal of the West
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A reflective journey into Kansas not only as a place but also as a state of mind. The seventeen writers' views span from 1910 to the present.
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- PublisherUniversity Press of Kansas
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0700607102
- ISBN 13 9780700607105
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages244
- EditorAverill Thomas Fox
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