{"product_id":"what-kansas-means-to-me-thomas-fox-averill-9780700607105","title":"What Kansas Means to Me: Twentieth-Century Writers on the Sunflower State","description":"\"To understand why people say 'Dear old Kansas!\" is to understand that Kansas is no mere geographical expression, but a 'state of mind, ' a religion, and a philosophy in one,\" writes historian Carl Becker in the classic 1910 essay that leads off this volume. Like Becker, the twelve other essayists and four poets try to map the spiritual topography of Kansas and explain why this particular patch of prairie is so dear. They share the conviction that Kansas represents something powerful, something significant, something noteworthy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe seventeen selections are put into perspective by Thomas Fox Averill's headnotes and introductory essay, which makes its own contribution to our understanding of Kansas. The essays and poems (all previously published except for the last essay) are arranged chronologically, from the earliest (1910) to the most recent (1990). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with woodcuts from the Prairie Print-makers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Fox Averill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700607102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700607105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.52h x 6.06w x 0.58d","brand":"Thomas Fox Averill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616358985983,"sku":"9780700607105","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_16be1c75-ac49-4671-98e9-026ae425bf56.jpg?v=1703019910","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-kansas-means-to-me-thomas-fox-averill-9780700607105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}