Historic Kansas Roadsides

Book excerpt: On the road again; it’s time to drive Kansas roads again! In Historic Kansas Roadsides, Roxie Yonkey takes readers on a winding journey, starting at White Cloud in the state’s northeast corner and ending in the Arikaree Breaks in the northwest. Follow famed explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark up the Missouri in the northeast, and Zebulon Pike from Fort Scott to Marion, Great Bend, and Garden City. Readers will stop in Wichita, the state’s largest city, and Volland, a ghost town; visit Front Street in Dodge City and Route 66. Take in the Sunflower State’s epic history from the northernmost known pueblo in Historic Lake Scott State Park through Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War. See how the West was won—or lost—while you wonder at the pioneers’ endurance. Soar into the skies as Kansas factories and military airfields help to win World War II, and watch communities battle over dams and reservoirs after the war. Eat award-winning pies in Dover and barbecue in Kansas City. Hear Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jesse Stone’s “Money Honey” in Atchison and “Wild Angels,” Martina McBride’s No. 1 hit, in tiny Sharon, her hometown. The road awaits, and this is your guide.