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A nice short book that gives one a good idea how Kansas has grown as a state and even transformed a nation. Each section is only a few pages, so one can easily read a piece of history that may not interest them, yet easily find more information on those topics that are. I'm a live long Kansan and learned a more on things that I only heard a smidgen about. For instance I've often heard Stull was the 7th Gateway to Hell, but I never heard why people thought this and learned a bit more about the le
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A nice short book that gives one a good idea how Kansas has grown as a state and even transformed a nation. Each section is only a few pages, so one can easily read a piece of history that may not interest them, yet easily find more information on those topics that are. I'm a live long Kansan and learned a more on things that I only heard a smidgen about. For instance I've often heard Stull was the 7th Gateway to Hell, but I never heard why people thought this and learned a bit more about the le
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An outstanding book. Well researched, concise and to the point, and with no exaggeration, it's quite possibly the most readable history book every written. Each chapter is no more than 7 pages long and gives all the highlights of the great figures and events that are associated with Kansas...anyone from Dwight Eisenhower, Amelia Earhart, school desegregation, and as recent as the Greensburg tornado. Incredibly interesting.
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