After the Civil War, seven veterans migrate to Kansas to start new lives. These are their stories of battling Indians, the hardships and loneliness of developing farms, the perils and ingenuity of bui
Homesteading was a way of life for the many families living along the Kansas/Colorado Line. In this memoir, Alma Lou Plunkett, the daughter of homesteaders who married into another homesteading family
Homesteading was a way of life for the many families living along the Kansas/Colorado Line. In this memoir, Alma Lou Plunkett, the daughter of homesteaders who married into another homesteading family
For author Dr. David A. Emery, life has been anything but dull. In this memoir, he narrates some of the highlights of his long and colorful life. He also provides a background of his family tree, whic
Doris was an IFYE to the Philippines in 1962. The IFYE, International Farm Youth Exchange, program began in 1948. In 1973, the acronym remained the same, but the wording changed to International Four-
Doris was an IFYE to the Philippines in 1962. The IFYE, International Farm Youth Exchange, program began in 1948. In 1973, the acronym remained the same, but the wording changed to International Four-
In 1910, a missionary visitor arrives at Sophiny Mumm's convent boarding school in Concord, Kansas. Sophiny is smitten. Her best friend Antoinette Dominguez is not-and begins a series of strange behav
In 1910, a missionary visitor arrives at Sophiny Mumm's convent boarding school in Concord, Kansas. Sophiny is smitten. Her best friend Antoinette Dominguez is not-and begins a series of strange behav
Captain James O'Malley is the fearless leader of the Kansas City Police Department in 1940. Organized crime is doing its best to run the city, under the watchful eye of mob boss Vincentiso Gargotta. O
Captain James O'Malley is the fearless leader of the Kansas City Police Department in 1940. Organized crime is doing its best to run the city, under the watchful eye of mob boss Vincentiso Gargotta. O
As a boy growing up in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, I had no objective conception of evil. We were practicing Roman Catholics in our family, so our consideration of evil was focused on self:
As a boy growing up in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, I had no objective conception of evil. We were practicing Roman Catholics in our family, so our consideration of evil was focused on self:
It is Christmas, 1942, in the twin Kansas Cities, mid-America. Three murders have been committed, and somehow, the color, green, figures in each case. Police and private detectives from both sides of
Veda Rogers grew up in Quenemo, Kansas, married her childhood sweetheart, and they went on to establish Vassar Playhouse near their hometown. Located at Pomona Lake 35 miles south of Topeka, they ran
Following the hardship of the American Civil War, Katie Rawlings and her family leave a life of luxury in New York for one of hardship and uncertainty on the lonely Kansas prairie. Headstrong Katie is
The Bohm Book, Volume II. is a collection of short (under 50 words) contemporary Christian prayers written by two Kansas authors: Barbara and Elsie Bohm. The prayers are on a range of topics. Some are
For Rich Bishop, reporting to basic training for the US Navy was reminiscent of Dorothy leaving Kansas and ending up in Oz. The transition from civilian to navy life overwhelmed Bishop. In "Nuts to Bu
For Rich Bishop, reporting to basic training for the US Navy was reminiscent of Dorothy leaving Kansas and ending up in Oz. The transition from civilian to navy life overwhelmed Bishop. In "Nuts to Bu
"Coming of Age with the Jesuits" chronicles a young man's formative years from 1959 to 1968 studying on the undergraduate level at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, and for the Ph.D. at Sain
Preacher-fugitive from his Kansas congregation and his faith, Ed returns to the Bitterroot Mountains, sets up camp, and takes a new identity above the Clark Fork River. No accusations. No temptations.
"Embraced" is the story of a boy named Taylor Mitchell growing up in present day kansas. Taylor lives with his seemingly strict and disciplinary father and feels that life is unbearable and hard. It i
The story of an escaped slave who joins the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers, and a young man who is in the 33rd Iowa Infantry. The two meet at the failed Red River Campaign.
The story of an escaped slave who joins the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers, and a young man who is in the 33rd Iowa Infantry. The two meet at the failed Red River Campaign.
In 1864, a group of Union soldiers, investigating allegations of slavery, paid a surprise visit to the McKenna family's Kansas farmstead.The McKennas, their two farmhands, and the Union soldiers all v
In 1864, a group of Union soldiers, investigating allegations of slavery, paid a surprise visit to the McKenna family's Kansas farmstead.The McKennas, their two farmhands, and the Union soldiers all v
When Mark Faris first met Cate Greenway, he knew she was an angel. As a teenager hanging out with the neighborhood kids in 1970s Kansas City, Faris often went with his friends to Cate's house and enjo
When Mark Faris first met Cate Greenway, he knew she was an angel. As a teenager hanging out with the neighborhood kids in 1970s Kansas City, Faris often went with his friends to Cate's house and enjo
He is the perfect terrorist. He's an all-American boy. Kurt Kurtovic is someone you might know -- and ought to fear. Kurt was a U.S. Army Ranger. Born and raised in Kansas, he was trained to kill for
Pete Earley's The Hot House gave America a riveting, uncompromising look at the nation's most notorious prison--the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas--a book that Kirkus Reviews called a "fa
