July 3rd, 2009 by admin
Crowning the Kansas City Royals: Remembering the 1985 World Series Champs. Dane Iorg stepped back into the batterÂs box. “Look for the ball down,” he told himself. Pitcher Todd Worrell of the St. Louis Cardinals wound up and released the pitch  low, at the thighs. Iorg whipped around his lumberjack-like arms. The bat met [...]
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July 3rd, 2009 by admin
This great book is called Kansas City Then & Now 3. Until the 21st century, Kansas City grew outward, gobbling up farms and fields and converting them to stores and shops and subdivisions. Now, the city is also looking to its roots, building a new buzz near the place where it all began – downtown. [...]
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July 2nd, 2009 by admin
If you are looking for a great Kansas history book, this book called Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State has lots of pictures and illustration. It is a fun book to read and get to know the state of Kansas.
Review of Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State
“This is the best history of Kansas [...]
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July 2nd, 2009 by admin
Driving Across Kansas: A Guide to I-70 is a great Kansas guide book for anyone wanting to travel to Kansas and explore interesting sites.
“Interstate 70 is the ‘main street of Kansas.’ This mile-by-mile guide describes the history, plants and animals, landscape, and agriculture along I-70, from the High Plains of western Kansas to the Missouri [...]
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July 1st, 2009 by admin
Looking for a Kansas City map? This Street Guide to Kansas City, Missouri takes navigation to the next level.
Rand McNally Street Guides build on The Thomas GuideTM tradition that customers have come to trust and rely on. Sales people, delivery drivers, dispatchers and other residents are turning to Rand McNally to cross town more quickly.
Features [...]
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