Kansas had only a few years in which its bankers and merchants issued the now-obsolete notes that have become such popular--and rare--collector's items. This heavily illustrated history details Kansas paper bank notes and scrip through 1935. Like the Society of Paper Money Collectors' state catalogs it provides history and listings of specific notes and comments on their rarity, but it is unique in grouping notes and issuers alphabetically according to the economic period in which the notes were issued. Notes are separated into three major categories: municipal governments, merchants, and banks. Appendices examine modern reproductions of obsolete currency, altered notes and write-in scrip, the printers and engravers who created the physical notes, and more.

Kansas Paper Money: An Illustrated History, 1854-1935

Arts & Photography

Whitfield, Steve

Graphic Design

McFarland

The details of America's first long duration space voyage are available for the first time in this text, as is an exclusive interview with the pilot, Wally Schirra.

Sigma 7: The NASA Mission Reports: Apogee Books Space Series 37

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc.

Provides details of the last Gemini flight, flown by veteran Commander James Lovell and brilliant rookie Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin.

Gemini 12: The NASA Mission Reports: Apogee Books Space Series 40

In this book, rocket scientist Alfred Zaehringer calls upon his lifetime of experience to take the mystery out of this intimidating field.

Rocket Science: Rocket Science in the Second Millennium: Apogee Books Space Series 45

Zaehringer, Alfred

Space junkies and armchair astronauts are provided with comprehensive, handy references for a variety of space-related missions, vehicles, and concepts in this pocket-sized series. Compiled with the cooperation of NASA, each topic-specific reference features relevant statistics, photographs, and the stories behind each project. Books on manned missions include crew photographs, information on patches and equipment, and flight statistics such as time in space, distance traveled, and mission objectives. Photographs and statistics for launch vehicles, orbiters, probes, and experimental equipment are featured in each equipment-specific reference. Flight data and images for all of the unmanned deep space probes, including Cassini, Deep Space One, Galileo, Huygens, NEAR, Pioneer 10 and 11, Stardust, and Voyager 1 and 2, are featured in this examination of astronomers' attempts to understand the outer reaches of the universe.

Deep Space Pocket Space Guide (Pocket Space Guides)

Basic technical details are coupled with a complete pictorial history of Project Mercury in this compact and concise guide. Fascinating facts extracted from official NASA documents and color images of the people, machines, and methods involved in Project Mercury provide a comprehensive picture of the hundreds who helped make the program successful. Both seasoned space buffs and young adults nurturing their interest in the space program will find this an informative resource for the Project Mercury mission.

Project Mercury Pocket Space Guide (Pocket Space Guides)

This stunning collection of images illustrates the incredible impact the Gemini space missions had on science and the amazing crew and spacecraft that were instrumental to the program’s success. Essential facts obtained from official NASA documents detail the science involved in reaching Earth’s orbit and remaining in space for days at a time and provide insight into the data gleaned during the Gemini missions that eventually led to landing on the Moon. Comprehensive and succinct, this guide to the Gemini missions will appeal to both new and old space enthusiasts.

Project Gemini Pocket Space Guide (Pocket Space Guides)

The story of rocket science told from the perspective of one of the most important scientists in the field, this book begins with a short history of the birth of rocketry and explains the physics behind using rockets to fly in space. It includes a thorough discussion of the politics and economics of space flight, provides a detailed catalog of the uses of the reaction rocket for space travel, and examines new proposals and technologies for future endeavors in space.

Rocket Science (Apogee Books Space Series)

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