This detailed guide to the backroads and small towns of
northeastern Kansas charts a 350-mile loop from the Kansas-Missouri
border west through the majestic Flint Hills. The mile-by-mile
descriptions cover the following counties: Wyandotte, Johnson,
Douglas, Osage, Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Shawnee,
Jefferson, and Leavenworth. Along the way, Shortridge's commentary
on the history, economy, architecture, and demographics of the
region provides a rich appreciation of the landscape and encourages
lingering and thoughtful contemplation.
"Kansas perhaps needs a tour guide more than do many places,"
writes cultural geographer James Shortridge, "for the state is more
generally viewed as a place to escape from than a place to visit."
Illustrated with numerous maps and with charming pen-and-ink
drawings by Antoinette Cook Smith, Kaw Valley Landscapes
demonstrates that beyond the interstate highways of northeastern
Kansas are ethnic enclaves, Indian reservations, sleepy rural
towns, a variety of folk architecture, dramatic examples of the
geological effects of glaciation--in short, "a fascinating local
panorama of land and life."
"The starting point is easy to find, at the Kansas-Missouri
border on I-70. It is an appropriate place because the Kansas
River, whose valley is the subject of this book, here empties into
the Missouri. The spot has added significance in that the viaduct
over the Kaw is dedicated to Lewis and Clark. What better place,"
Shortridge asks, "for a modern exploring expedition to begin?"
"Kaw Valley Landscapes" is a revised edition of the guidebook
originally published in 1977.
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