Kansas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Paperback)

by Pam Grout (Author)

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Kansas Curiosities is your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Sunflower State has to offer. Humor columnist Pam Grout has combed Kansas for one-of-a-kind gems that make her home state truly unique. You'll see artwork fashioned solely from fossilized shark teeth, spend the local "funny money" that bears the likenesses of such Kansas luminaries as William Burroughs, and discover an underground city beneath an ordinary thrift shop. Whether you were born and raised in Kansas or are a recent transplant, Pam Grout's home-grown humor will have you laughing out loud as she introduces you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to the places you never knew existed - right in your own backyard. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 288 pages, b&w photos)

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Kansas Curiosities is your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Sunflower State has to offer. Humor columnist Pam Grout has combed Kansas for one-of-a-kind gems that make her home state truly unique.You'll see artwork fashioned solely from fossilized shark teeth, spend the local "funny money" that bears the likenesses of such Kansas luminaries as William Burroughs, and discover an underground city beneath an ordinary thrift shop.Whether you were born and raised in Kansas or are a recent transplant, Pam Grout's home-grown humor will have you laughing out loud as she introduces you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to the places you never knew existed - right in your own backyard. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 288 pages, b&w photos)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762723297
• ISBN-13: 978-0762723294
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #967,123 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We LOVED this book!, September 26, 2002

By	D. Chartrand (Kansas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We've lived in Kansas our entire lives and this book still brought us great fun and many surprises. This is more proof that the Sunflower State may look flat and boring, but those who live here have no dull moments. Thanks for this book! -- The Chartrand family of Olathe, Kansas

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars wrong picture for towers, April 14, 2004

By	Lena M Heflin (haysville, ks United States) - See all my reviews

On page ix of the book it is incorrectly labeled as from Canton kansas. The towers shown are from Pratt Kansas. I lived there almost all of my life two houses down from the towers. It would be nice if Pratt were properly credited. Cantons towers do not look the same.