Bank robbers wreaked havoc in the Sunflower State. After robbing the Chautauqua State Bank in 1911; outlaw Elmer McCurdy was killed by lawmen but wasn�t buried for sixty-six years. His afterlife can be described only as bizarre. Belle Starr�s nephew Henry Starr claimed to have robbed twenty-one banks. The Dalton gang failed in their attempt to rob two banks simultaneously; but others accomplished this in Waterville in 1911. Nearly four thousand known vigilantes patrolled the Sunflower State during the 1920s and 1930s to combat the criminal menace. One group even had an airplane with a .50-caliber machine gun. Join author Rod Beemer for a wild ride into Kansas�s tumultuous bank heist history.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Give Apocalypse a ChanceBy kddThis is a novel about art installations that never happened; told through a series of academic papers written in the future. There are some fun diversions from apocalypse as well. It is also a kind of introduction to drone music. If that doesnt scare you off then give this book a try; specially while listening to the drone music as you read.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Boy is this something differentBy Jo WebberDemers is a music professor who specializes in post WWII music. In this book she creates a fictional character who delivers a series of essays (chapters) linking drone music to her belief in the upcoming apocalypse. The concept of an apocalypse is one we all learn when we are growing up and have our own understanding of what it means to us - religious or otherwise. Growing up in Britain in the 1980s many people thought the apocalypse would occur with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM"S) - as they were being positioned on British soil. Fast-forward 25 years and you dont hear much mention of them. As a scientist I have a tendency to apply a very analytical scientific filter to the concept and I think thats why I found this book to be so interesting and so different. Demers links drone music (not something Im familiar with) to the apocalypse in a series of short essays from her protagonist. This is not an easy read especially if you have no background or knowledge of drone music. However Demers references to historical events made the journey possible and enjoyable for me.
