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Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of Sheriff Georgette Gaines and a traveling photographer, Ergo Reins, whose arrival coincides with the death of a drifter. Made to look like a farm accident, the drifter's death is soon called into question, motives become unclear, and a game of cat and mouse ensues.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wandermore Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The ultimate guide to all things Kansas! Hit the road and see all that the Sunflower State has to offer! Traveler Seth Varner has visited every incorporated town in Kansas and compiled a guide that will leave readers wanting more. Learn the etymology of community names and read up on the famous people and landmarks that make the towns so unique. Find dates for local festivals, recreation areas and parks to relax at restaurants to enjoy, museums to...
Publisher
Railway Productions
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway was one of the USA's most beloved railroads until its merger into the BNSF railway. The incredibly varied scenery that it passed through, as well as its sharp-looking locomotive fleet captivated the public.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Recapture the spirit of the American frontier with plain-talking Marshal Matt Dillon, kindly saloon-keeper Miss Kitty, irascible Doc Adams and tender-hearted but gullible Deputy Chester Goode as they uphold the law and bring respectability to the rough and tough town of Dodge City, Kansas.
9) Hickok
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Wild Bill attempts to escape his past by settling in the small town of Abilene, Kansas. The mayor, captivated by Wild Bill's unparalleled gun skills, offers him a job as the town marshal. Wild Bill is soon challenged when a band of outlaws threaten him. Among the outlaws are powerful saloon owner Phil Poe, whose relationship with Bill's ex-lover stirs tension. Poe puts a bounty on Wild Bill's head but with the help of lawman Little Arkansas, Wild...
Publisher
Lone Chimney Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Dramatic re-enactments of incidents in Bleeding Kansas history make up this documentary about Kansans, two belief systems--freedom and slavery, and Kansas' significance in U. S. history of the time. The Battle of Black Jack, the massacre along Pottawatomie Creek, territorial elections, and John Brown's hanging following the Harpers Ferry raid are among the scenes portrayed by local re-enactors.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
In 1934, Home on the Range was the most popular song in the United States, a western ballad that epitomized the American West and the dream of a new home in the wide open frontier. Its popularity lead to frequent airplay on the new medium of radio by countless performers, but who wrote it? A lawsuit filed in 1934 set in motion a search attempting to establish the origins of the song and more importantly who would receive the lucrative royalties? ...
Publisher
Kaw Valley Films
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
The rich bluestem grasses of the Flint Hills have made this area one of the best cattle grazing regions in the world. The Santa Fe and Oregon Trails passed through here and local history includes: cattle drives and cattle towns, railroads and roundups, rock fences and rustling, windmills and pasture burning.
Series
Sunflower journeys volume 2707
Publisher
KTWU
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
"Independence (KS) Public Library honored as one of the best small libraries in the nation; Kansas libraries employ unorthodox approaches in extending their services; Jackie Hurst, a librarian works out of a bookmobile."--Web site.
Series
Sunflower journeys volume 2101 ; 2102
Publisher
KTWU/Channel 11
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Episode #2101- "In this program, we'll take a look at three individuals who achieved some big-time notoriety. First, we'll look into the lives of two sisters from Newton, Kansas, who found great success in New York. Then we'll meet Vern Miller, a man who became Attorney General of Kansas in the 1970s with enough tough tactics that he earned the nickname "SuperCop." And in our Plains People segment, we meet legendary singer Marilyn Maye, a woman who...
18) Kansas people
Author
Publisher
Kansas People Video Productions
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Larry Hatteberg has profiled nearly a thousand Kansans during his career on KAKE TV in Wichita. On this DVD, the stories of 30 Kansas people from the city and the farm are told by a master video storyteller whose camera work has become an art form.
19) Rolling Kansas
Publisher
Monarch Home Video
Pub. Date
2002, 2004
Language
English
Description
The Murphy Brothers discover a map which belonged to their parents, the Hippies Murphy, which leads them to a "Magical Forest of Marijuana", run as an experiment in hallucinogens by the U.S. government in the 1960's and hidden in the plains of Kansas.