num_pages: 256
description: "Written with enthusiasm and affection for this corner of Kansas, Kaw Valley Landscapes makes you long to hop in the family car and veer sharply off the beaten path. . . . A peach of a book!"—James Fisher, The Kansas City Times "A deftly written account of the cultural and natural features in eastern Kansas."—Rex Buchanan, coauthor of Roadside A Traveler's Guide to Its Geology and Landmarks . Author James R. Shortridge is a professor of geography at the University of Kansas. Among his other books are Our Town on the J. J. Pennell's Photographs of Junction City, Kansas, 1893-1922, Peopling the Who Settled Where in Frontier Kansas, and The Middle Its Meaning in American Culture, winner of the John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize.
language: English
title: Kaw Valley Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide to Northeastern Kansas
titlecomplete: Kaw Valley Landscapes: A Traveler's Guide to Northeastern Kansas
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas