Kansas Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries - Paperback

by Diana Lambdin Meyer (Author)

Each episode included in this book explores unusual events, unsolved crimes, and legends in Kansas's history. From rumors of the Dalton gang's buried treasures to the disappearance of an entire town, Kansas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.

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Fourteen Mind-Boggling Tales from the Sunflower State From legends of the Dalton gang's buried treasure to George Armstrong Custer's time AWOL, Kansas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories. -One July morning in 1933, two FBI agents, a sheriff, and their prisoner were brutally gunned down inside a car next to Kansas City's Union Station, along with two policemen nearby. If mobsters were to blame, as the FBI continues to allege, why did the first shot come from within the car, killing the prisoner? And why would an FBI agent shoot a police detective? -Legendary buffalo hunter Buffalo Bill Cody allegedly told friends he wanted to be buried just outside of his namesake town in Wyoming, but the city of Denver had other plans. Is the well-marked grave of this icon indeed his final resting place, or did his loyal friends surreptitiously remove him from Colorado and fulfill his last wish? -In 1888, David Eisenhower's business partner skipped town, leaving behind a mountain of debt despite what had appeared to be a successful venture. Whatever happened to the unscrupulous partner and his family? And how did the loss of his family's fortune affect the boy who would become the thirty-fourth president of the United States? Diana Lambdin Meyer is a freelance travel writer whose lifelong fascination with history has inspired her to write about the myths and legends of Kansas. She and her husband/photographer, Bruce, are active members of the Society of American Travel Writers and live in the Kansas City, Missouri, area.

Author Biography

Diana Lambdin Meyer is a Kansas City-based freelance travel writer. Her lifelong fascination with history and the odd details of life have inspired her to write about the myths and legends that have taken place in Kansas in the past 150 years.
Diana's career as a travel writer has taken her, a farm girl from rural southern Illinois, to some of the farthest reaches of the planet--but some of her favorites stories and journeys have been just down the road and around the corner.
Diana is also the author of Day Trips from Kansas City and Nebraska: Off The Beaten Path (both Globe Pequot Press). She and her husband/photographer, Bruce, are active members of the Society of American Travel Writers. Follow their journeys at www.mojotraveler.com.