It Happened In Kansas: Remarkable Events that Shaped History
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It Happened In Kansas: Remarkable Events that Shaped History
By Sarah Smarsh
It Happened in Kansas features over 25 chapters in Kansas history.
True Tales from the Sunflower State’s Past—from the fossils of Twelve Mile Creek to the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Lively and entertaining, this book brings the varied and fascinating history of the Sunflower State to life
It's a land of political paradoxes as extreme as those of its weather, Kansas is a state that both helped win women the right to vote and first banned alcohol.
It Happened in Kansas goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped the Sunflower State.
Learn how the destruction of Lawrence, an abolitionist stronghold, on May 21, 1856, fed John Brown’s thirst for revenge.
Remember Amelia Mary Earhart, the adventurous child who grew up to make her hometown of Atchison, Kansas, proud.
Follow the exploits of charlatan John R. Brinkley, the “Goat-Gland Doctor” who went from preying on rural communities to taking America and the world by storm.
About the Author
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, Outlaw Tales of Kansas, Heartland and She Came By It Natural. She currently lives in northeast Kansas.
By Sarah Smarsh
It Happened in Kansas features over 25 chapters in Kansas history.
True Tales from the Sunflower State’s Past—from the fossils of Twelve Mile Creek to the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Lively and entertaining, this book brings the varied and fascinating history of the Sunflower State to life
It's a land of political paradoxes as extreme as those of its weather, Kansas is a state that both helped win women the right to vote and first banned alcohol.
It Happened in Kansas goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped the Sunflower State.
Learn how the destruction of Lawrence, an abolitionist stronghold, on May 21, 1856, fed John Brown’s thirst for revenge.
Remember Amelia Mary Earhart, the adventurous child who grew up to make her hometown of Atchison, Kansas, proud.
Follow the exploits of charlatan John R. Brinkley, the “Goat-Gland Doctor” who went from preying on rural communities to taking America and the world by storm.
About the Author
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, Outlaw Tales of Kansas, Heartland and She Came By It Natural. She currently lives in northeast Kansas.