The Flint Hills

About this book

MARK FEIDEN is a 6th-generation Kansan with pioneer roots in both Reno and Wabaunsee counties. Originally from Wichita he began exploring the back roads as an alternative to the Kansas Turnpike while earning the first of two degrees from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. In 1997 Mark cofounded The Konza Press--"Celebrating the people places and rich traditions of the Great Plains." Mark has collaborated on three previous THE KANSAS LANDSCAPE VOLUME ONE; THE KANSAS LANDSCAPE VOLUME TWO; and PANORAMIC KANSAS. JIM HOY is a Professor of English and director of the Center for Great Plains Studies at Emporia State University Emporia Kansas. Reared on a stock ranch near Cassoday Kansas he has lived in the Flint Hills area all of his life except for graduate school in Missouri and a teaching stint in Idaho. Jim is a folklorist and 5th-generation Flint Hills rancher who can often be found cowboying on son Joshs Flying W Ranch. The Flying W is a 7000-acre working cattle ranch in Chase County offering guest ranching services to people wanting to experience the Flint Hills and cowboy culture. Among Jims dozen books are COWBOYS AND KANSAS FLINT HILLS COWBOYS and COWBOYS A LIFE ON THE OPEN RANGE.