Kansas 24/7

24/7

by D.K. Publishing

Take a visual journey through Kansas! The extraordinary photographs showcased in Kansas 24/7 are an extension of the America 24/7 project, an unprecedented digital photography venture that harnessed the talents of more than 25,000 local photographers in all 50 states. This remarkable book showcases 613 images adding up to a panoramic glimpse of life-in-progress in the Sunflower State, from a Wellsville mustang ranch to a Kansas City drive-in theater. You ll discover heartwarming photographs that perfectly capture the spirit of the state, with images A Boeing machinist assembling behemoth jetliners in Wichita A Topeka firefighter administering blood-pressure tests to the public Teenage cowboys in Allen practicing roping for a high school rodeo A country band playing the Lawrence Senior Center Boys skipping rocks on a Potowatomi Indian Reservation pond And much more! From the burial grounds of Leavenworth National Cemetery to the rye fields of Stafford Country, Kansas is literally and figuratively the center of America. The visions collected in this album add up to a cornucopia and reveal the human intimacies inside, where the heart is.

Genres: Photography

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 27, 2004

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.