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Outlaw Tales of Kansas: True Stories of the Sunflower State´s Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats
Sarah Smarsh
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Description for Outlaw Tales of Kansas: True Stories of the Sunflower State´s Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats
Paperback. A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Midwest. Series: Outlaw Tales. Num Pages: 160 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 274.
From Dodge City to Abilene and beyond, Kansas in its early years was one fine place for outlaws, and one of the most violent places in America's history. Consider the exploits of Jesse James-a sociopathic killer or a Robin Hood who redistributed Union wealth? Or those of Big Nose Kate, whose true identity was much nobler than her reputation as Doc Holliday's longtime companion. That's not to mention the dangerous inmate who became the learned Bird Man of Kansas-a renowned canary expert whose life story became a hit film. Outlaw Tales of Kansas offers a refreshing new perspective on some ... Read more
From Dodge City to Abilene and beyond, Kansas in its early years was one fine place for outlaws, and one of the most violent places in America's history. Consider the exploits of Jesse James-a sociopathic killer or a Robin Hood who redistributed Union wealth? Or those of Big Nose Kate, whose true identity was much nobler than her reputation as Doc Holliday's longtime companion. That's not to mention the dangerous inmate who became the learned Bird Man of Kansas-a renowned canary expert whose life story became a hit film. Outlaw Tales of Kansas offers a refreshing new perspective on some ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Outlaw Tales
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781493016761
SKU
V9781493016761
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About Sarah Smarsh
Sarah Smarsh is a freelance writer and fifth-generation Kansan. She is a fellow of the Center for Kansas Studies and the author of It Happened in Kansas (Globe Pequot). She currently lives in northeast Kansas. Robert Barr Smith is a law professor at the University of Oklahoma and a retired colonel, US Army. He is the ... Read more
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