Overview
A Humorous History
What’s so funny about Kansas? It turns out the Sunflower State has plenty of silly, ironic, and darkly comical stories sprinkled across its past.
Laugh at true-life misadventures and hijinks, from a drunken tramp trapped in a mile of sewer pipe to an escaped German POW captured because he didn’t know what a nickel was. Marvel at former World War I aces hunting bank robbers from the skies, and the desperate citizens who moved an entire town three miles just to dodge their debts. Follow the bizarre journey of mummified outlaw Elmer McCurdy, whose corpse spent decades on the carnival circuit before its accidental discovery on a Hollywood film set.
Author Adrian Zink reveals the eccentric people and outlandish events that prove Kansas history is anything but dry.
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